- Should a lab report defective medical equipment?
(Liability and the lab).
Q In the course of drawing blood recently, one of our phlebotomists reported that seven of the tubes she used while making morning rounds were defective; they had no vacuum and had to be replaced in order for the draw to be completed. Although there was no injury other than ......
- Rx: Synthetic lubricants for medical devices
HEADNOTE Selecting the right lubricant optimizes performance and extends the life of medical equipment. IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 3 Synthetic lubricants can do much more than reduce friction and wear. They can lengthen operating life, broaden the working temperature range, cut noise, and keep mechanisms from sticking. In medical devices, they can ......
- Small world: Microfabrica takes tiny technology into
medical device sector.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ONE local company is doing big things, on a small scale. Mierofabrica Inc. has drawn attention for its cutting-edge manufacturing process used to produce a variety of highly complex tools that can poke, prod, slice and grab--and most all of which can fit on a pencil eraser....
- Miniature Motors
New engineering designs, and the desire to make smaller, more compact mobile phones, medical devices and other consumer products, is fueling the need for more miniature motors. And the desire for more torque that fits into thinner, smaller and light weight product designs is driving manufacturers of miniature motors to ......
- Powering up your heart.
Mechanical devices like those featured in "CPR Made Easy" (Tomorrow in Brief, November-December 2003) were popular in the period from 1870 to 1900, but have little real benefit and are generally impractical to use. The real need that someone suffering sudden cardiac arrest has is for defibrillation--the passage of a ......
- Sorenson Medical's ambIT pain pumps: helping to
tame the pain.
WHAT DO A WOUNDED SOLDIER ON A BATTLEFIELD IN IRAQ and an injured Florida athlete have in common? Both have experienced improved pain relief thanks to West Jordan-based Sorenson Medical's innovative ambulatory drug infusion pumps, designed to deliver precise amounts of medication such as anesthetics, antibiotics and chemotherapy drugs. Sorenson's ......
- Recognizing Utah Innovations and innovators: dates set
for second annual Stoel Rives Utah Innovation Awards.
The second annual Stoel Rives Utah Innovation Awards, co-sponsored by Wasatch Digital iQ magazine, is a statewide program that highlights significant innovations in Utah's diverse technology industries and the companies that created them. This year's entry deadline is February 25, and entry forms may be accessed at www.stoel.com/innovation2004. "Technology development ......