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Leverage Commercial Off-the-Shelf Tools to Create Verifiable Hardware and Software Solutions
Designing solutions for medical applications is growing more complex as adherence to regulations is shifting to more of the designer’s responsibility. Taking advantage of FPGAs can help designers reduce their time to market.
(January, 2012)
Battery Fuel Gauge: Factual or Fallacy?
Measuring stored energy capacity is easy. Doing it accurately is a whole different ballgame.  
(January, 2012)
Be Aware of Risk Management in Batteries
Battery failure is common, but avoidable, if you know how.
(January, 2012)
A Better Probe for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
The device combines two optical techniques to compensate for the shortcomings of each other.
(January, 2012)
Build and Validate Safety in Medical Device Software
The complexity of the software employed in many medical devices means that ensuring their safety requires complement testing with a combination of other techniques such as design validation, implementation validation, and remaining fault estimation.
(January, 2012)
Inside the Dexcom Seven Plus Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
A tear down reveals the innards of an increasingly popular product.
(December, 2011)
Semiconductor Solutions Set to Revolutionize Medical Implantable Devices
The semiconductor solutions contained in hand-held commercial product innovations are finding their way into medical implantables.
(December, 2011)
FCC’s Best-Kept Secret on Medical Wireless Frequencies
Ultrawideband frequencies offer a treasure trove of many gigahertz of available FCC spectrum.
(November, 2011)
First Insulin Pump with a Color Touch Screen Cleared by FDA
The t:slim Insulin Delivery System, from Tandem Diabetes Care, is the smallest insulin pump currently on the market.
(November, 2011)
Bluetooth Low Energy Technology Makes New Medical Applications Possible
One of the toughest problems facing portable medical devices today is power consumption. Bluetooth low energy technology could help solve it.
(November, 2011)
An Inexpensive Microscopy and Spectroscopy Hack for the iPhone
The modification gives the device clinical-grade performance and could help clinicians diagnose blood-borne diseases.  
(November, 2011)
Power Walk
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin are working on technology that could help mobile electronics take a big step forward.
(November, 2011)
IEC 60601-1 and Risk Management
The third edition of IEC 60601-1 mandates that medical device manufacturers manage risk throughout their supply chains.
(November, 2011)
FPGAs Advance Medical Imaging
Field-programmable gate arrays and other computing elements can improve imaging techniques such as optical coherence tomography.
(October, 2011)
Pyroelectric and Piezoelectric Sensors for Point-of-Care Diagnostics
Novel signal transduction methods based on the pyroelectric effect are poised to revolutionize point-of-care diagnostics.
(October, 2011)
A Tear Down of the Advantech HIT-W121 Touchscreen Terminal
The product includes features required by medical OEMs but maintains the flexibility that allows for product differentiation.  
(October, 2011)
Get the Lead Out
(October, 2011)
Heart Monitors Come Down to Size
Band-Aid-sized devices for cardiac monitoring are on the horizon.
(September, 2011)
A Device to Keep Tabs on Tumors
For patients diagnosed with cancer, so-called watchful waiting, in which a doctor monitors the growth before intervening, can be frustrating. But a new device for monitoring tumors developed by medical engineers at Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) could make watching and waiting easier to take
(September, 2011)
Wearable Electronics Could Improve Medical Monitoring
A flexible, skin-like device can acquire electrical signals from the brain and skeletal muscles and potentially transmit the data it collects wirelessly.
(September, 2011)
MEMS Technology to Improve Quality of Life for the Aging
MEMS sensors can help make healthcare technology sensitive to patients’ needs and abilities, significantly enhancing the user experience.
(August, 2011)
Expedite R&D and Production with Customized Test Equipment
Assembling a reasonable test package can be challenging and tedious, even for experienced engineers.
(August, 2011)
Keep Medical Devices Secure with Embedded Platforms that Support TPM 1.2
With the Trusted Computing Group’s TMP 1.2 security module, a system can be made to behave consistently.
(August, 2011)
Wireless Medical Device Coexistence
Tests to assess the risks associated with coexistence of wireless technologies are necessary for safe and effective RF wireless medical devices.
(August, 2011)
Flexible EEG Headset Permits Home-Based Diagnosis and Care
Using innovative sensor technology, IMEC researchers have demonstrated a headset that captures brain signals.
(July, 2011)
Leverage Commercial Off-the-Shelf Tools to Create Verifiable Hardware and Software Solutions
Designing solutions for medical applications is growing more complex as adherence to regulations is shifting to more of the designer’s responsibility. Taking advantage of FPGAs can help designers reduce their time to market.
(January, 2012)
Battery Fuel Gauge: Factual or Fallacy?
Measuring stored energy capacity is easy. Doing it accurately is a whole different ballgame.  
(January, 2012)
Be Aware of Risk Management in Batteries
Battery failure is common, but avoidable, if you know how.
(January, 2012)
A Better Probe for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
The device combines two optical techniques to compensate for the shortcomings of each other.
(January, 2012)
Build and Validate Safety in Medical Device Software
The complexity of the software employed in many medical devices means that ensuring their safety requires complement testing with a combination of other techniques such as design validation, implementation validation, and remaining fault estimation.
(January, 2012)
Inside the Dexcom Seven Plus Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
A tear down reveals the innards of an increasingly popular product.
(December, 2011)
Semiconductor Solutions Set to Revolutionize Medical Implantable Devices
The semiconductor solutions contained in hand-held commercial product innovations are finding their way into medical implantables.
(December, 2011)
FCC’s Best-Kept Secret on Medical Wireless Frequencies
Ultrawideband frequencies offer a treasure trove of many gigahertz of available FCC spectrum.
(November, 2011)
First Insulin Pump with a Color Touch Screen Cleared by FDA
The t:slim Insulin Delivery System, from Tandem Diabetes Care, is the smallest insulin pump currently on the market.
(November, 2011)
Bluetooth Low Energy Technology Makes New Medical Applications Possible
One of the toughest problems facing portable medical devices today is power consumption. Bluetooth low energy technology could help solve it.
(November, 2011)
An Inexpensive Microscopy and Spectroscopy Hack for the iPhone
The modification gives the device clinical-grade performance and could help clinicians diagnose blood-borne diseases.  
(November, 2011)
Power Walk
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin are working on technology that could help mobile electronics take a big step forward.
(November, 2011)
IEC 60601-1 and Risk Management
The third edition of IEC 60601-1 mandates that medical device manufacturers manage risk throughout their supply chains.
(November, 2011)
FPGAs Advance Medical Imaging
Field-programmable gate arrays and other computing elements can improve imaging techniques such as optical coherence tomography.
(October, 2011)
Pyroelectric and Piezoelectric Sensors for Point-of-Care Diagnostics
Novel signal transduction methods based on the pyroelectric effect are poised to revolutionize point-of-care diagnostics.
(October, 2011)
A Tear Down of the Advantech HIT-W121 Touchscreen Terminal
The product includes features required by medical OEMs but maintains the flexibility that allows for product differentiation.  
(October, 2011)
Get the Lead Out
(October, 2011)
Heart Monitors Come Down to Size
Band-Aid-sized devices for cardiac monitoring are on the horizon.
(September, 2011)
A Device to Keep Tabs on Tumors
For patients diagnosed with cancer, so-called watchful waiting, in which a doctor monitors the growth before intervening, can be frustrating. But a new device for monitoring tumors developed by medical engineers at Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) could make watching and waiting easier to take
(September, 2011)
Wearable Electronics Could Improve Medical Monitoring
A flexible, skin-like device can acquire electrical signals from the brain and skeletal muscles and potentially transmit the data it collects wirelessly.
(September, 2011)
MEMS Technology to Improve Quality of Life for the Aging
MEMS sensors can help make healthcare technology sensitive to patients’ needs and abilities, significantly enhancing the user experience.
(August, 2011)
Expedite R&D and Production with Customized Test Equipment
Assembling a reasonable test package can be challenging and tedious, even for experienced engineers.
(August, 2011)
Keep Medical Devices Secure with Embedded Platforms that Support TPM 1.2
With the Trusted Computing Group’s TMP 1.2 security module, a system can be made to behave consistently.
(August, 2011)
Wireless Medical Device Coexistence
Tests to assess the risks associated with coexistence of wireless technologies are necessary for safe and effective RF wireless medical devices.
(August, 2011)
Flexible EEG Headset Permits Home-Based Diagnosis and Care
Using innovative sensor technology, IMEC researchers have demonstrated a headset that captures brain signals.
(July, 2011)