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Engineer monitors and evaluates tubing dimensional tolerances at critical stages of the manufacturing process to maintain specification compliance.
Devices
Surgical Robotics Changes the Economics of Instrument Design
By defining where single-use, limited-use and reusable elements make the most sense, designers can align each component’s material, geometry and validation requirements with its intended service life.
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Medtronic Secures Rights to Cornerstone's Surgical Robot
It will slot in next to the company's Hugo robotic-assisted surgery platform.
September 2, 2026
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Stryker Acquires Rotator Cuff Augmentation Specialist ZuriMED
The company's technology was cleared by the FDA in 2025.
September 2, 2026
Undergraduate Collin Vergel de Dios inoculates a culture to purify optogenetic proteins under the guidance of graduate student Alex Maynard.
News
UCSB Professor Lands DARPA Award to Develop Mini DNA Factories
It's like a wireless printer for proteins.
September 2, 2026
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Cardiovascular
Lab-Grown Heart Provides Promising Way to Develop Treatments
A diabetes medicine could also improve some heart failure symptoms.
September 2, 2026
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Devices
Flosonics to Develop AI-Enabled Trauma Capability for Blood Monitor
It could help clinicians detect internal bleeding after traumatic injury.
September 1, 2026
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Enovis to Boost Robotic-assisted Surgery Portfolio with eCential Acquisition
September 1, 2026
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Medtronic Backs Structural Heart Disease Specialist with $80M Investment
September 1, 2026
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First-of-Its-Kind Surgery Performed Using Apple Vision Pro
September 1, 2026
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GE HealthCare’s Photonova Spectra Gains CE Mark
August 31, 2026
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Beyond Air Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for LungFit GO
August 31, 2026
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Transcat Acquires Southeastern to Expand Biomedical Calibration Business
August 31, 2026
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Boston Scientific Says Cyberattack Disrupted Its Manufacturing Operations
August 28, 2026
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Kardium Gets Government Funding to Expand Pulsed Field System Manufacturing
August 28, 2026
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Philips and Imricor Launch Cardiac Interventional MR Lab Solution
August 28, 2026
Tulane University president Michael A. Fitts talks outside the old Charity Hospital building Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, in New Orleans.
New Orleans Hospital Gets New Life as Medical Research Facility
August 28, 2026
Xinxin Liu prepares a newly-fabricated nanopore membrane for evaluation. The new method simplifies production of large arrays of nanopores for sensing and analysis technologies used in medical research and, increasingly, in specialized clinics.
Researchers Devise a Simpler Method for Manufacturing Biosensors
August 27, 2026
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ARPA-H Taps Philips to Develop Robot for Stroke Treatment
August 27, 2026
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Why Biocompatibility Plans Should Focus on Storytelling, Not Data Dumping
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Why Biocompatibility Plans Should Focus on Storytelling, Not Data Dumping
Hohenstein Medical's Katie Brinkman offers advice for getting medical device submissions to connect with regulators.
April 9, 2026
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Implantables
HighLife Receives CE Mark Approval for Clarity Valve
It helps mitigate left ventricular outflow tract obstruction.
August 28, 2026
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News
Economic Security Is National Security: Part 2
Frequent flip-flops, sudden delays and shifting tariff rates have created severe unpredictability.
August 28, 2026
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Surgical
Olympus Announces U.S. and Canada Launch of Open Extended Jaw Sealer/Divider
It's designed to be fully operable with one hand for most surgeons.
August 27, 2026
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Electronic Components
The Hidden Supply Chain Risk in Smart Electronics
The material decisions engineers make in labs could derail production at scale—and cost millions.
August 27, 2026
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Oncology
FDA Approves Pancreatic Cancer Drug Shown to Improve Survival
But a one-month supply will be extremely costly.
August 27, 2026
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Security Breach: AI is Fueling, Killing Ransomware
Cybersecurity's biggest topics are converging in interesting ways.
August 26, 2026
Dr. Abhishek Pranayami examines a patient suffering from a heat-related illness amid high temperatures at a district government hospital in Banda, northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, June 19, 2026.
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Heat Makes Emergency Rooms Busier. Study Shows Which Illness, Injuries Rise During Hot Spells
Heat multiplies medical problems.
August 26, 2026
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Electronic Components
Mouser Electronics Stocks Connectivity Solutions from Nordic Semiconductor
Since 2011, the partnership has served engineers across industrial, medical and consumer wireless applications.
August 26, 2026
Pak Kin Wong, professor of biomedical engineering, of mechanical engineering and corresponding author on the paper, leads the Systematic Bioengineering Laboratory at Penn State. His lab investigates cutting-edge approaches to precision medicine, including bacterial pathogen and microbiota characterization and personalized immunotherapy.
Prototyping
Report: New Approach Cuts Sepsis Diagnosis from Days to Hours
Scientists slash sepsis diagnosis time from days to mere hours with groundbreaking bacterial detection technology.
August 26, 2026
Abbott's Libre Duo 10 Day system is a dual glucose‑ketone sensing technology.
Implantables
Abbott Receives FDA Authorization for Dual Glucose-Ketone Sensing Tech
The sensor could prevent life-threatening diabetes emergencies.
August 26, 2026
Doctors and nurses wearing protective gears attend a patient on ventilator at the intensive care unit of Szent Laszlo Hospital treating COVID-19 patients during the pandemic of new coronavirus COVID-19 in Budapest, Hungary, on Dec. 13, 2021.
Devices
Hungary Files Criminal Complaint Over $965M COVID-19 Ventilator Deal, Citing Possible Fraud
Deleted documents reveal $965M ventilator scandal tied to Chinese intermediaries.
August 26, 2026
A comparison of patient outcomes after robotic and laparoscopic gastrectomy in Japan has found that robotic gastrectomy is associated with fewer complications, lower blood loss, lower risk of infections, and shorter hospital stay. Future advancements and better training for surgeons will produce better outcomes for patients with gastric cancer.
Surgical
Robot-Assisted Surgery Shows Advantages Over Laparoscopic Surgery for Gastric Cancer
Five-year data proves robotic gastrectomy delivers safer, faster recovery with less bleeding and infection risk than conventional surgery.
August 25, 2026
To accommodate these needs, engineers need processors like those offered by NXP to balance computing power, connectivity and energy efficiency.
Electronic Components
Industrial SBCs for Prototypes to Production
Why manufacturers are ditching conventional computers for industrial SBCs.
August 25, 2026
4D flow cardiac MRI images of the pulmonary artery in patients with HFpEF. Left: a patient with normal right ventricle function shows laminar blood flow in the pulmonary artery. Right: a patient with right ventricle dysfunction experiencing turbulent blood flow in the artery.
Cardiovascular
Doctors, Scientists Race to Understand Rising Form of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
Scientists unlock HFpEF's hidden mechanisms, revealing personalized treatment pathways for millions suffering debilitating heart failure.
August 25, 2026