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.

Space suit cures terrestrial diseases

Having been seriously tested in the orbit, these innovations and novelties get adapted to terrestrial life and find application in such areas as medicine and…

A device that measures optimum state of an organ prior to transplanting has been patented

By means of a microelectrode that measures the impedance and temperature of the tissues, the system enables the state of any organ to be monitored from the…

Laser light may be able to detect diseases on the breath

A team of scientists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado (CU) at Boulder,…

Web will work wonders for the faint hearted

Current implanted heart assist devices function by sucking blood from the ventricles and then expelling it into downstream vessels. Whilst these have been…

Sheffield engineers have big ideas for the latest in medical scanners

The innovative technology, which has been developed as part of the £4.5m Basic Technology MI-3 Consortium, will help in providing instant analysis of medical…

Plastic surgeons deploy new laser for wrinkle removal, acne scarring, tattoo removal

“UT Southwestern was one of only two U.S. centers to receive the Food and Drug Administration-approved laser for initial testing before making it available for…

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