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.

Patented device to measure temperature

… and other vital parameters from the ear canal. The prototype tested in the terraXcube extreme environment simulator is particularly suitable for emergency interventions. During an emergency medical intervention, measuring…

A quick, easy scan can reveal late-life dementia risk

Predicting the future: A long-term study has shown a common bone density scan can also show calcified plaque build-up in the abdominal aorta – revealing if someone is at increased…

Smart implants to monitor healing

New research introduces self-powered smart implants to monitor spinal fusion healing. Spinal fusion—fusing two vertebrae together—can treat a wide variety of spinal disorders. Often, surgeons will use a cage to…

Further advancing radiotherapy

New cooperation of GSI/FAIR, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen and Varian. It is an important step to extend future treatment methods in the fight against cancer: The GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, the…

Self-plugging microneedles

… offer potential to improve delivery of drugs into the eyeball. Published research on new eye treatment delivery shows improvement over hypodermic needles. A collaborative team, including scientists from the…

Stanford engineers develop tiny robots

… to bring health care closer to precisely targeted drug delivery. If you’ve ever swallowed the same round tablet in hopes of curing everything from stomach cramps to headaches, you…

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