... machines. Manuscript received November 10, 2017; final manuscript received April 17, 2018; published online July 13, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Matthew R. Myers. 10 11 2017 17 04 2018 Human factors Medical devices Medical devices Design processes Manufacturing processes...

... Manufacturing processes Equipment The impact of rare diseases (RD) is likely far greater than the term implies. The lives of nearly 30 million Americans, half of whom are children, are directly affected by nearly 7000 RD [ 1 ]. Statistics for the number of people seeking care with diseases of unknown...

.... Manuscript received September 6, 2017; final manuscript received April 29, 2018; published online July 13, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Chris Rylander. 06 09 2017 29 04 2018 Medical devices Medical devices Medical devices Design processes Manufacturing processes Equipment Wide sutures...

... syringes, E1 and E3, a SAL of 10 −4 could be attained with only 10 kGy, with there being less detrimental radiation effects on E1. The differences in the radiosensitivity of the propylene syringes could be due to the different formulations and manufacturing processes. The results indicated...

... manuscript received February 8, 2018; published online April 2, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Xiaoming He. 15 09 2017 08 02 2018 Cardiovascular devices Medical devices Manufacturing processes Pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD), a system of implantable pulse...

... technically sound solutions, widespread clinical adoption of any system has yet to be achieved. Image guided intervention Image guided treatment Medical devices Medical devices Medical robotics Manufacturing processes Equipment 23 05 2017 30 01 2018 Manuscript received May...

... Laparoscopic devices Design processes Manufacturing processes Equipment Controlling blood loss is a major challenge in open and minimally invasive surgery (MIS) [ 1 ]. Even though the human body has a unique process that stops blood loss after an injury called hemostasis, this process is often too...

... Manufacturing processes Globally, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the number one cause of death. Smoking, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and excessive use of alcohol are the most important behavioral risk factors for CVDs. As an effect, individuals may develop hypertension, diabetes, heart...

... Manufacturing processes Equipment Numerous surgical techniques have been reported for reconstruction of a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) [ 1 , 2 ]. These include the traditional single-bundle ACL reconstruction using a patellar tendon (BPTB) or quadriceps tendon graft, and more recent...

... devices Minimally invasive devices Sensors and actuators Design processes Manufacturing processes Cardiovascular diseases are the first cause of death in the world according to the World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. The most frequent pathologies are myocardial infarction, stroke...

... are equivalent to the new and unused item [ 1 ]. Medical devices Medical devices Manufacturing processes Equipment 17 02 2017 28 08 2017 Copyright © 2017 by ASME 2017 1932-6181/2017/11(4)/041010/10/ $25.00 ...

... Medical devices Medical devices Medical devices Design processes Manufacturing processes Equipment Fluid resuscitation is a fundamental tenet of treating patients in shock [ 1 ], and the association of shock with trauma has long been recognized. There are four types of shock: (1) septic, (2...

... constraints, final design goals, and components of the new valve. Section 3 describes the manufacturing process of the prototype, including the novel pop-up microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microfabrication of the check valve, and Sec. 4 describes the procedures for computational analyses and testing...

... Manufacturing processes Cardiovascular disease (CVD) refers to a wide range of diseases relating to the cardiovascular system that, according to global reports [ 1 ], is the most prevalent disease with a high mortality rate in industrialized countries despite their advanced healthcare systems and high...

... manuscript received June 24, 2017; published online August 7, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Xiaoming He. 26 05 2016 24 06 2017 Medical devices Medical devices Manufacturing processes Equipment Tissue and organ failure due to trauma, disease, or aging accounts for hundreds of billions...

...: Michael Eggen. 03 08 2016 09 05 2017 Cardiovascular devices Medical devices Minimally invasive devices Manufacturing processes Recent advances in material science have increased the use of polymers for biomedical applications [ 1 ]. Stimuli responsive polymers...

... and on the other by the manufacturing processes involved in electrical discharge machining. The greater surface roughness leads to an increased friction when telescoping the prototypes. The electrical discharge machining process used to manufacture the prototypes led to the development of stress states...

... Cardiovascular devices Medical devices Medical devices Medical devices Design processes Manufacturing processes Equipment Congestive heart failure (CHF) is one of the leading causes of death in Western countries. More than 7 million people in North America and Europe are diagnosed with heart...

... is unlimited. 02 08 2016 23 01 2017 Cardiovascular devices Medical devices Medical devices Design processes Manufacturing processes The mission of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) is to protect and promote public health and to facilitate medical device...

... Manufacturing processes For evaluating suspicious breast changes, open surgical biopsy is considered to be the standard initial diagnostic method. However, patients risk severe complications during the diagnostic processes. Compared to surgical biopsy, needle biopsy procedures are considered less invasive...