GM Nameplate (Seattle) has licensed DuPont’s Vertak bonding technology to provide customers with display enhancement technology. When applied to front panels during manufacturing, the Vertak optical bonding technology significantly increases LCD readability in bright sunlight and also improves scratch resistance, impact resistance, and overall durability. Vertak has attributes of silicone...
EAO Switch Corp. (Milford, CT), a global supplier of human-machine interface (HMI) components and systems, has extended its relationship with D-M Associates (Westerville, OH) to include coverage for Indiana and Kentucky. D-M Associates is EAO’s authorized sales representative in the Midwest and provides manufacturing for medical and other applications. Customers in Indiana and Kentucky will...
AAMI has just released an updated technical information report to offer guidance on preventing electromagnetic interference, hoping to provide a template for a wireless and electromagnetic compatibility policy. The report, ANSI/AAMI TIR18: 2010, Guidance on Electromagnetic Compatibility of Medical Devices in Healthcare Facilities, was developed with clinical and biomedical engineers in mind. AAMI...
Microchip Technology (Chandler, AZ) has acquired Silicon Storage Technology Inc. (SST; Sunnyvale, CA). SST designs and manufacturers a range of memory and nonmemory products. Its patented SuperFlash technology is used in the company’s flash memory components, flash mass storage products, and the embedded applications that it licenses. Microchips says that SST’s SuperFlash technology...
Dassault Systemes’s (Paris) technology has been selected by InnerPulse (Research Triangle Park, NC). InnerPulse will use the company’s Abaqus finite element analysis software in the development of its percutaneous implantable defibrillator. Using both SolidWorks CAD software and the Abaqus technology, InnerPulse engineers can perform analysis for concurrent device and tool design....
SensAble Technologies (Woburn, MA) has provided haptic devices for Medaphor (Cardiff, Wales, UK), an ultrasound training company. MedaPhor’s Transvaginal ScanTrainer relies on haptic devices to enable ultrasound technicians to feel what they see on the computer screen when they follow a training module. This simulation technology helps users to develop the hand-eye coordination necessary to...
NEMA reports that the Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions fell to 68.8, down 3 points from April. However, the index remained well above the 50-point level, which indicates that the current economic environment is conducive to industry growth. May is the fifth straight month above that threshold. In addition, the ECBI for...
Contract manufacturer Ardiem Medical Inc. (Indiana, PA) has obtained a nonexclusive license to make and sell neuromodulation devices based on intellectual property developed at Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Center in Cleveland. The agreement grants Ardiem rights to intramuscular recording and...
Connector provider Lemo (Rohnert Park, CA) has signed a distribution agreement with the Avnet Electronics Marketing (Phoenix, AZ). Under the terms of the agreement, Avnet will distribute Lemo's line of medical and military circular connectors in North America. Lemo says that the partnership with Avnet provides them with better traction with design engineers thanks to Avnet's expertise and...
Radiall SA (Rosny-sous-Bois, France) and Integral Process (Conflans Sainte Honoriné, France) have signed agreements to collaborate in developing and marketing new products for medical applications. Radiall, which manufactures interconnect products such as RF coaxial connectors and cable assemblies, antennas, and microwave components, has established good relationships with major players in...
