Micro management
High-performance processors enable continuous improvement in many sectors, including the medical device market. Zeljko Loncaric, marketing engineer at…
Analysis
Leave nothing to chance: sterilising medical devices
22 Oct 13The sterilisation of medical devices and their packaging is critical as the presence of a single microorganism on…
Laser sights on medical device manufacturing
21 Oct 13Laser micromanufacturing is a burgeoning industry in the US. As it encompasses laser ablation, drilling, cutting, marking, welding…
Smooth operations
28 Sep 13A member of the Institute of Packaging Professionals’ Medical Device Packaging Technical Committee, John Derek Thompson, CPP, examines…
Value judgments
28 Sep 13M&A activity in the medical device industry significantly decreased in Q1 2013, with the total value of completed…
Shine a light: the capsule endoscopy systems market
28 Sep 13With gastrointestinal diseases on the rise, patient-friendly capsule endoscopy is an increasingly popular diagnostic alternative. So what opportunities…
Exception to the rule: shipping used medical devices
28 Sep 13Regulatory expert David Creighton provides an update on the regulations surrounding the shipping of used medical devices, and…
The evolution of e-labelling in Europe
16 Jun 13The adoption of e-labelling – the inclusion of digital instructions with medical devices – has been very slow…
Forward thinking: innovation in the motors and motion control market
30 May 13The motors and motion control market is advancing rapidly as a result of technological innovation, and is opening…
A new strategy for surgical site infections
29 May 13Dr Chatchai Mingmalairak of the department of surgery, faculty of medicine, at Thammasat University in Thailand explains how…