... is a difficult task in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis [ 9 ]. The mechanical ventilators are technically complex and costly medical devices, and rapidly accelerating and enhancing their production is difficult [ 10 ]. In response, multiple commercial and government efforts are currently in place to increase...

...Aditya Vasan; James Friend The development of diagnostics and medical devices has historically been concentrated in high-income countries, despite a significant need to expand healthcare services to low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Poor quality healthcare extends beyond LMIC to underserved...

... manufacturing is a promising technique for the creation of custom medical devices, albeit with significant challenges remaining for further research and potential clinical translation. One of the biggest challenges to the additive manufacturing of aneurysm clips that became apparent from...

... manuscript received October 23, 2018; published online March 6, 2019. Assoc. Editor: Venketesh Dubey. 17 02 2018 23 10 2018 active materials shape memory alloys sensory processing disorder wearable technology medical devices Sensory processing disorder (SPD), previously...

... Medical devices Medical instrumentation Minimally invasive devices Equipment The effectiveness of needle-based procedures is due to their placement accuracy. Therefore, guiding needle to a precise location inside soft tissue is an extremely difficult task. It is known that a needle tip...

... device is used to cut and collect soft tissue samples. Manuscript received July 10, 2017; final manuscript received May 31, 2018; published online July 24, 2018. Editor: William Durfee. 10 07 2017 31 05 2018 Human performance Force assessment Medical devices Medical devices...

.... Patterson. 10 08 2017 27 05 2018 Medical devices Medical devices Medical instrumentation Minimally invasive devices Rehabilitation devices Tissue engineered devices Design processes Equipment Every year around 16 × 10 9 of injections are administrated worldwide...

... equal, if not slightly higher, than that of the downscaled instruments. How this relates to the required bending stiffness for safely and effectively performing several tasks during MIS is unknown and needs further investigation. Endoscopic devices Image guided intervention Medical devices...

... Corresponding author. Manuscript received January 26, 2018; final manuscript received June 17, 2018; published online July 24, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Venketesh Dubey. 26 01 2018 17 06 2018 Medical devices Medical devices Medical instrumentation Minimally invasive devices Design...

...-Color Widefield Fluorescence Microendoscopy Enables Multiplexed Molecular Imaging in the Alveolar Space of Human Lung Tissue ,” J. Biomed. Opt. , 21 ( 4 ), p. 046009 . 10.1117/1.JBO.21.4.046009 [21] ISO, 2007, “ Medical Devices—Application of Risk Management to Medical Devices ,” International...

...Vasum Peiris; Kui Xu; Heather L. Agler; Eric A. Chen; Rashmi Gopal-Srivastava; Brian M. Lappin; Debra Y. Lewis; Gayatri R. Rao Rare diseases (RD) affect approximately 30 million Americans, half of whom are children. This study is the first to comprehensively evaluate their medical device needs via...

.... Hyg. , 48 ( 8 ), pp. 707 – 714 . 10.1093/annhyg/meh068 Human factors Medical devices Medical devices Design processes Manufacturing processes Noninvasive ventilator devices, namely, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP) machines...

...; published online July 13, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Michael Eggen. 14 08 2017 17 04 2018 Bio-Heat transfer devices Endoscopic devices Medical devices Medical devices Minimally invasive devices Laparoscopic devices Design processes Equipment Pancreatic cancer is the fourth...

... . 1 Corresponding author. Manuscript received December 20, 2017; final manuscript received April 9, 2018; published online July 13, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Venketesh Dubey. 20 12 2017 09 04 2018 Medical devices Equipment Respiratory support is essential for newborn...

.... Manuscript received September 6, 2017; final manuscript received April 29, 2018; published online July 13, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Chris Rylander. 06 09 2017 29 04 2018 Medical devices Medical devices Medical devices Design processes Manufacturing processes Equipment Wide sutures...

.... Editor: Carl Nelson. 08 12 2017 11 04 2018 Medical devices Medical devices Design processes Equipment Otitis media with effusion (OME) is a very common ear disease that causes body imbalance, discomfort, and may even result in irreversible damage to the middle ear...

... details, such as boundary conditions, that can distract designers from their goals. These details may only be understood and guided by an expert in computational methods. Medical devices Design processes 14 01 2018 26 03 2018 Manuscript received January 14, 2018; final...

... October 30, 2017; final manuscript received January 25, 2018; published online April 25, 2018. Editor: William Durfee. 30 10 2017 25 01 2018 Endoscopic devices Medical devices Medical instrumentation Minimally invasive devices Laparoscopic devices Equipment Endoscopic...

... sterilization of single-use, disposable medical devices with gamma radiation sterilization due to the growing awareness of toxic residues during the ethylene oxide (EtO) sterilization. PP is a widely used polymer for the production of syringes because of its excellent mechanical and thermal properties and has...

... manuscript received February 8, 2018; published online April 2, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Xiaoming He. 15 09 2017 08 02 2018 Cardiovascular devices Medical devices Manufacturing processes Pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD), a system of implantable pulse...