Medical

Integrating a radio into a medical device can have many benefits but also introduces new challenges in compliance. Ensuring coexistence with other radios can be critical to the essential performance of medical equipment.

The definition of “expected service life” included in IEC 60601-1 standard potentially generates confusion and misinterpretation. This article provides an analysis of the “real-life” implications of this definition and proposes some clarifications.

The United Kingdom’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has initiated a public...

A new ink created by KAUST engineers promises to provide users with added conductivity and transparency tradeoff.

This article discusses the IEC 60601 Amendments Project, for Medical Electrical Safety, some of the changes to the General and Collateral Standards of the Project, and their impact on manufacturers. The future of the 60601 series of standards is also discussed.

This article provides an overview of lifecycle issues for interoperable medical products that are not sufficiently addressed in existing medical device standards and identifies lifecycle concepts from other domains that may be adapted for interoperable medical systems.

UCLA researchers are making strides to create a smart patch capable of delivering insulin to patients directly through their skin.

Stanford engineers have crafted an incredibly small, wirelessly powered cardiac device that could help lead to smaller medical implants.

Scientists from Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp have designed a sensor that is can determine the concentration of glucose in a living being using electromagnetic waves.

Scientists from the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University have successfully created a new differential amplifier that is incredibly light and thin.