High-Resolution Color TFT-LCDs for Web-Enabled Medical Devices
  Originally Published MEM Fall 2003 DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY   Thin displays with Web-standard resolution will support tomorrow's upgradable equipment platforms. Dale Maunu A two-pixel-per-clock XGA interface can reduce electromagnetic interference. (click to enlarge) Healthcare providers are always trying to improve patient care, and they are embracing medical...
Electroluminescent Lighting for Compact and Portable Medical Applications
Originally Published MEM Fall 2002 Lighting Technology Electroluminescent Lighting for Compact and Portable Medical Applications New polymer chemistries have revived an old lighting technology, making it a viable option for the stringent requirements of medical electronics. D. G. Sime Thick-film electroluminescent lighting (EL) displays have become a mature technology providing cost-...
Current Trends in Active-Matrix Liquid-Crystal Displays
Originally Published MEM Fall 2001 DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES Current Trends in Active-Matrix Liquid-Crystal Displays   Mark Kearns, marketing director of medical business, Planar Systems An AMLCD can display data from multiple devices without consuming valuable space. With their high resolution, bright and clear colors, and fast video-response...
Five-Wire Resistive Touch Technology in Medical Applications
Medical Electronics Manufacturing Spring 2000 Getting the most out of touch technology in a medical device requires a stable, reliable touch screen that accommodates the specific needs of medical professionals. Scott Smith Computers are a boon to productivity in nearly every field. Especially in industries where data integrity and accuracy are crucial, computers can help companies maximize...
Active-Matrix LCDs
Medical Electronics Manufacturing Magazine MEM Article Index Medical Electronics Manufacturing Fall 1998 Display Technologies Alan Lewis, director, display engineering and development, dpiX Flat-panel displays are steadily replacing conventional cathode ray tubes (CRTs) in almost all applications requiring the electronic display of data and imagery, and medical systems are no exception. The...
Vacuum Fluorescent Display Technology
Medical Electronics Manufacturing Magazine MEM Article Index Medical Electronics Manufacturing Fall 1998 Display Technologies Albert Smith, vice president, Noritake Company, Inc. The characteristics of vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) technology include high brightness, wide viewing angle, wide temperature range, and relatively low cost, making it particularly appropriate for medical uses. The...
Electroluminescent Technology
Medical Electronics Manufacturing Magazine MEM Article Index Medical Electronics Manufacturing Fall 1998 Display Technologies Jennifer Davis, global marketing services manager, Planar Systems Trends in the medical electronics market show a move toward higher data density and an increase in portable, multifunction, and home healthcare equipment. These trends demand displays that exhibit the...
Field Emission Display Technology
  Most medical instruments requiring a visual display have employed one of two main types of displays: mechanical gauges or electronic TV-type cathode ray tubes (CRTs). While gauges are still used in measuring pressure and temperature, displays requiring graphic information have historically been served by monochromatic, and lately, color CRTs. In the last five years, the flat-panel display...
Integrating Flat-Panel Displays into Medical Electronics
Flat-panel display technology offers many benefits for medical equipment, but a look inside the box that holds the display reveals a myriad of other engineering details to be considered before an image ever appears on the screen. Having decided which type of display technology to use, the medical system designer now confronts a more complicated series of choices relating to exactly how the...
Cathode Ray Tubes
Cathode ray tube (CRT) technology has evolved over the years from early television to today's large-screen formats and high-resolution computer displays with photorealism. The CRT continues to address these needs because it is a flexible device built from relatively low-cost materials and well-defined manufacturing processes. Whether the CRT is a Trinitron aperture grill, slot mask, or delta...
In Living Color: Medical Display Technologies
A Medical Electronics Manufacturing Fall 1996 Feature     Joe Hallet Advances in display technologies present medical device designers with numerous options.   Electronic displays can be thought of as the essential links between equipment and humans, supplying information, providing alarms, and indicating patient and equipment status. They can give access to historical...