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.

World’s first Parkinson’s patient treated with unique Deep Brain Stimulation device

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is delivered through a medical device, similar to a pacemaker, that controls electrodes in the brain and electrically stimulates…

High-tech printing may help eliminate painful shots

Painful hypodermic needles may not be needed in the future to give shots, inject drugs and get blood samples.

Wearable health tech gets efficiency upgrade

In a paper published in Applied Energy, the NC State researchers report significant enhancements to the flexible body heat harvester they first reported in…

New injection technique may boost spinal cord injury repair efforts

Writing in the journal Stem Cells Translational Medicine, an international research team, led by physician-scientists at University of California San Diego…

Bend and snap: New interventions for rib fractures

When an arm snaps, a leg cracks or a wrist twists, physicians set the bone to ensure it heals properly and with as little discomfort to the patient as…

Smartphone cameras can speed up urinary tract infection diagnosis

Biological Engineers at the University of Bath have developed a test that could help medics quickly diagnose urinary tract infections (UTIs), using a normal…

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