In the world of medical electronics, the title for biggest breakthrough goes to closed loop functionality. This technological milestone has helped device designers achieve new levels of active implantable performance, and it has driven change in three crucial areas: power conservation (providing stimulation only as needed through neural feedback), improved patient efficacy (adjusting therapy...
Laboratories are demanding a new era of mass spec equipment that provides higher throughputs, shorter testing times, and smaller footprints. Mass spectrometry is the workhorse of analytical chemistry. It performs the analysis of the sample, making mass spec equipment an essential part of the analytical instrumentation market. A recent shift in the laboratory landscape,...
Foothill Ranch, Calif. – U.S.A. – February 16, 2015 – Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. has expanded its line of seal materials to include SP191, a polyimide-filled polytetrafluoroethylene compound. The company says the properties of the new material make it ideal for use in gas compressors, oxygen intensifier systems, and other medical equipment requiring...
Orthopedic devices that contain canted coil springs can be cleaned by methods that meet FDA requirements. Two such validated methods are discussed below. Steve Twork, Global Market Manager, Medical Device According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), inadequate reprocessing of medical devices between patients can result in the retention of blood, tissue and...
Downhole tools are getting smarter. And while this is great news for users, it’s creating a whole new set of challenges for engineers tasked with designing them and making sure they consistently send critical well information topside. For years, electronics have been incorporated into actuators, sensors and other downhole gear to help identify...
The design of an implantable low-flow pump to treat ascites required an added level of protection against malfunction caused by the potential ingress of moisture, fibrins, large proteins, blood clots, and other organic materials. Steven Twork When engineers at a Swiss medical device company began designing an implantable low-flow pump to treat the...
Systemization reduces time to market. For years, manufacturers of neurostimulators and other active implantables have been feeling extraordinary pressure from shareholders and other funding sources to move more quickly from design stage to production. As a result, many device makers have begun searching for opportunities to integrate components as subsystems in order to...
Foothill Ranch, Calif. – U.S.A. – August 23, 2014 – Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. has expanded its line of spring-energized seals to include large diameters – up to 120 in. ID – for slow-speed rotary and reciprocating oilfield applications. Bal Seal, a global provider of custom-engineered sealing, connecting, conducting and EMI shielding solutions,...
Bal Seal Achieves NACE Compliance for Oilfield Seal Energizers Foothill Ranch, Calif. – U.S.A. – Bal Seal Engineering, Inc., a leading producer of custom-engineered sealing solutions for equipment used in oil and gas processes, has achieved NACE Level VII compliance for the Inconel® X-750 springs it employs as seal energizers. An independent organization has confirmed...
Downhole tools are getting smarter. And while this is great news for users, it’s creating a whole new set of challenges for engineers tasked with designing them and making sure they consistently send critical well information topside. In this article, we’ll discuss the demands of downhole tool design and how canted coil springs can...
