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Plastics Star in the Micro-Miniature World of Gearing   2/7/2012
Medical designers now use molded polymer gears more often to solve challenging product requirements, especially with regard to miniature and micro-miniature mechanisms.   Continue
Overworked Engineers Have a “Web” of Options   2/7/2012
Feeling overworked? You aren’t alone. Corporate downsizing of engineering teams has continued. Engineers find themselves not only having to maintain expertise across multiple design disciplines, but also involved in purchasing components and building prototypes.   Continue
FIRST Update from Team 71, Team Hammond: And so it Begins…   2/7/2012
“When brainstorming, people just sit around like we are now, and just throw out ideas. Sometimes it’s liquid metal or a hovercraft or all kinds of crazy stuff. However, in brainstorming, there are no bad ideas."   Continue
Stanford Engineers Weld Nanowires with Light   2/6/2012
At the nano level, researchers at Stanford have discovered a new way to weld together meshes of tiny wires. Their work could lead to innovative electronics and solar applications. To succeed, they called upon plasmonics.   Continue
The Business Side of DfX   2/6/2012
Why should engineers care about the business side of DfX? The answer is simple: management teams are often more interested in cost than they are in how innovative a product you’ve designed.   Continue
Learning the Apple Way   2/6/2012
A recent survey shows that 1 in 5 Americans now own a tablet computer of some sort, between the likes of the Kindle Fire, Barnes & Noble Nook, and, of course, Apple’s iPad.   Continue
Risky Business: Funding Medical Device Innovation   2/3/2012

Venture-backed start-up companies are a vital innovation engine for the medical device industry, creating disruptive products, opening new markets, and fueling growth for large companies via acquisition. However, regulatory and reimbursement pressures continue to tighten, and there is increased scrutiny on the economic value of new devices. Facing less working capital, companies will need to adapt their business and product development strategies to deliver healthcare value.   Continue

What's Inside: Cardio Simulator Part 2   2/3/2012
Training is one of the biggest challenges for surgeons. Nothing beats hands-on experience when learning a meticulous skill, and surgery is arguably one of the most difficult medical arts forms. How can a doctor receive first-hand training in the intricacies of surgery without putting patients at risk? crossMedical has an answer: the Cardio Simulator. Using soft materials that realistically reproduce a patient’s heart from CT data, the Cardio Simulator gives a lifelike model for heart surgery demonstration, modeling, and exploration.   Continue
What’s Inside: Cardio Simulator Part 1   2/3/2012
Training is one of the biggest challenges for surgeons. Nothing beats hands-on experience when learning a meticulous skill, and surgery is arguably one of the most difficult medical arts forms. How can a doctor receive first-hand training in the intricacies of surgery without putting patients at risk? crossMedical has an answer: the Cardio Simulator. Using soft materials that realistically reproduce a patient’s heart from CT data, the Cardio Simulator gives a lifelike model for heart surgery demonstration, modeling, and exploration.   Continue
Extracting Nuggets from the Invention Mine   2/1/2012
Many companies have more inventions than they recognize, and each unrecognized invention is a missed opportunity and potentially a wasted asset.  Fortunately, capturing unrecognized inventions through “invention mining” is easy and efficient, and should be a regular part of any company’s patent program.   Continue
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Risky Business: Funding Medical Device Innovation
Rahul Sathe, Principal Mechanical Engineer, Surgical and Interventional Products, Cambridge Consultants, www.cambridgeconsultants.com
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