Medical Electronics

Wearable fitness devices require precision and low power operation in space-constrained designs. An optical pulse oximeter and heart-rate sensor can measure accurately without draining battery life. Is your fitness tracker – the device that you used to be diligent about wearing daily – now sitting in a drawer somewhere? Is that because you’ve always wondered exactly how accurate these things ...

Syfer-branded EMI filters from Knowles Precision Devices are being targeted at medical implantable devices and the space sector. Designed for replacing conventional array filters in medical implantable devices is the SYFER E03 (X2Y) range. Available in case sizes from 0805 to 2220 these are integrated passive devices featuring both common and differential mode capacitors in a single MLCC chip. C0G and X7R ...

Macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema can be diagnosed by artificial intelligence viewing non-invasive light-based optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans. The AI can also make referral and treatment recommendations. “Macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema are the two most common causes of irreversible blindness but are both very treatable if they are caught early,” said University of California San Diego ...

An ultra-stretchy sticky-backed sensor has come out of research at the University of British Columbia. Made from a rubber infused with graphene nano-flakes, it has been tested with elongation up to 350% and over 10,000 cycles of stretching and relaxing while maintaining electrical stability. “We tested this sensor vigorously,” said Professor Homayoun Najjaran. “Not only did it maintain its form ...

Connected medical devices are driving demand for sophisticated RF and antenna technology, writes Martin Keenan. There is huge scope for connected medical devices, whether it is equipment that monitors patients’ vital signs or wearable activity monitors. Healthcare is widely thought to be one of the biggest potential applications for the internet of things (IoT). According to a report from MarketResearch.com, ...

ELC series 570 connectors have an intuitive locking system to ensure positive mating, and mis-mating is discouraged thanks to a mating position defined by the shape of the mating area, according to its manufacturer Binder. Intended for medical systems, female panel mount connector is protected against the ingress of liquids, water splash and accidental electrical contact, said binder, and, when ...

Researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne have created a gas sensing pill that measures gut gasses after being swallowed. It uses a novel gas sensing technique, that has now been patented. According to ‘A human pilot trial of ingestible electronic capsules capable of sensing different gases in the gut‘, a paper in Nature Electronics, accuracy is better than 1% for ...

Qorvo has developed an eHealth system which is being provided by an insurance company to 3,000 senior citizens in Holland. The eHealth system  consists of a non-intrusive set of motion and open/close sensors, and a gateway. It combines proven cloud algorithm expertise from Sensara with  Zigbee Green Power RF solutions from Qorvo. Zigbee Green Power is optimized for ultra-long coin-cell ...

Anecto was named the supplier of the year to the medical technology sector at the Irish Medtech Awards 2017 held in Galway in December. Anecto is an accredited ISO 17025 test laboratory that provides testing, technical support through the product development cycle, compliance guidance, and other technical services to the Medtech industry. The Galway-based test house’s clients include many of ...

Winners of this year’s Elektra Awards were announced at a glamorous ceremony last night in London. Here we reveal the winner of the Excellence in Product Design – Medical category. Recognising outstanding medical design among component suppliers and product OEMs developed at least partly in Europe.   Winner Winner Gas Sensing Solutions – N-Tidal, a portable CO2 breath analyser Congratulations ...