Archive for January, 2011
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
Semiconductors are an integral part of most medical equipment, starting from high end imaging to small handheld devices. Interestingly, the role of semiconductor components becomes more critical as medical devices become smaller and more portable. Nevertheless, imaging and monitoring systems, digital hearing aids and infusion pumps are the primary drivers ...
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Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
The healthcare division of Siemens Ltd installed a Magnetom Aera 1.5-Tesla (T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner at Scans World, Chennai, on 23 December 2010. A new-generation scanner with a combination of Tim 4G and DOT (day optimizing throughput) engine, the device provides personalised patient care and improves daily productivity ...
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Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
Renishaw, the global engineering technologies company, will formally open a 4875-sq-m extension to its Pune, India, facility on 15 February 2011. This expansion represents a near trebling of space at the Pune site, which is intended to meet the long-term growth needs for the company’s Indian operations in terms of ...
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Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
A report issued by PwC Pharmaceuticals, Medical Device and Life Sciences Industry Group earlier this week analyses factors that contribute to medical technology innovation. By quantifying five factors using 86 different metrics, PwC attempted to evaluate how well developed and emerging economies promote the advance of innovation, looking at the ...
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Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
IEC 62304 introduces a risk-based compliance structure, which ensures that medical applications comply with the standards suitable for their risk assessment. It outlines requirements for each stage of the development lifecycle and defines the minimum activities and tasks to be performed to provide confidence that the software has been developed ...
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