Medical Engineering
The development of medical equipment, products and technical procedures is characterized by high research and development costs in a variety of fields related to the study of human medicine.
innovations-report provides informative and stimulating reports and articles on topics ranging from imaging processes, cell and tissue techniques, optical techniques, implants, orthopedic aids, clinical and medical office equipment, dialysis systems and x-ray/radiation monitoring devices to endoscopy, ultrasound, surgical techniques, and dental materials.
Don’t use drains in uncomplicated open cholecystectomy
Drains increase harm without providing any benefit for patients undergoing open cholecystectomy, a Cochrane Review discovered – they should therefore be…
Pump design could give heart patients new hope
“The counter-flow pump is a bi-ventricular assist device (BVAD), meaning it supports both the left and right sides of the heart simultaneously,” he said.”But…
Deflecting damage: Flexible electronics aid brain injury research
Developed by a team of engineers at Princeton University, Columbia University and the University of Cambridge, the membranes feature microelectrodes that are…
PneuStep — MRI-safe motor makes robotic biopsies possible
Engineers at the Johns Hopkins Urology Robotics Lab report the invention of a motor without metal or electricity that can safely power remote-controlled…
World's first 'smart' robotic micro-drill used in surgical operation
It does not have to be programmed or made to work from a computer operated by a human. It is smart. It just knows where to go and what to do. This has never…
Intelligent materials to regenerate bone tissue
The European Nanobiocom project, led by INASMET-Tecnalia with the help of others, is working on the regeneration and repair of bone tissue. Seven other bodies,…