Magazines
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Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry is a monthly magazine written exclusively for original equipment manufacturers of medical devices and in vitro diagnostic products. The goal of MD&DI is to help industry professionals develop, design, and manufacture medical products that comply with complex and demanding regulations and market requirements. MD&DI is published 12 times each year, along with two additional issues of its Guide to Outsourcing supplement. Visit MD&DI's Website
Web Exclusives:
MD&DI regularly produces content exclusively for its Web site, including three different blogs about the medical device industry. Check back frequently for articles, videos, and more content that is available only online.
Blogs: DeviceTalk | BiomaterialsTalk | Transforming FDA
Expanded Online Article: Microwire Use in Catheter-Based Medical Device Applications, Part 2
Video: Cardio Technology Trends| Segmental Compression Benchtop Testing| MDEA Winners
From the July Issue:
Devices with Heart: Advances in Cardio Technologies - Sherrie Conroy
Technological advances in the cardio sector keep a pulse on patient needs.
Using Simulation to Optimize Device Production - Joseph Fox, Santiago Archila, and Martin Baumann
The benefits of simulation tools can be seen throughout the device life cycle.
Medical Product Manufacturing News is a product tabloid magazine that provides information on the new products and services available to medical device manufacturers. Published ten times a year, the publication is read by design engineering, manufacturing, and specifying personnel who need accurate, up-to-date information on materials, components, equipment, and services. Visit MPMN's Website
Web Exclusives:
Every week, MPMN publishes online-only stories designed to keep medical device manufacturers up to date on the latest news from medical suppliers.
This Week's In Briefs
The 2008 annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine (Reston, VA) will feature demonstrations and evaluations of the latest developments in nuclear medicine and molecular, fusion, and cardiovascular imaging technologies. Held at the New Orleans convention center, the event will take place June 14–18.…Quality Tech Services Inc. (Bloomington, MN), a medical device packaging and assembly services provider, has moved into new headquarters. The 54,000-sq-ft facility has enabled the company to double the size of its Class 7 clean environments.…
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From the July Issue:
Minimally Invasive Means Big Market Potential
- Stephanie Steward
Efforts to improve micromachining and materials show that the minimally invasive device manufacturing trend is growing
Closer Regulatory Scrutiny Spurs Testing Providers - Daniel Grace
Faced with increasingly stringent regulatory requirements, medical OEMs turn to equipment suppliers for new solutions
MX is designed exclusively for top-level executives, with articles devoted to market analyses for medical technologies and essential strategies for business planning to meet the needs of the global marketplace. It is published seven times a year. Visit MX's Website
Web Exclusives:
Want the full story on all of the executive interviews, market analyses, and industry information that MX offers? In the case of some MX articles, it is only available online. The expanded, unabridged versions of many MX articles are posted here as Web features after the print issues reach readers. See all expanded online articles from this issue.
Cover Story: Access to Innovation
In the expanded version of MX's May/June cover story, Eamonn P. Hobbs, president and CEO of AngioDynamics, discusses the company's strategic market focus and plans for continued growth.
Roundtable: Medical Device Marketing Today
Medtech marketers are challenged to develop consistent messages for distribution through ever-changing media.
From the May/June Issue:
2008 Medtech Patent Scorecard - Rachel Hill and Nicholas Stabinsky
Industry's IP leaders maintain dominance through incremental portfolio improvements.
The Shifting Shape of Medtech Liability Coverage - Kevin M. Quinley
To protect their companies, medtech leaders should keep an eye on six factors influencing liability coverage and availability.
IVD Technology is the only trade journal designed exclusively for manufacturers of in vitro diagnostic products. Written by leading experts in their fields, IVDT’s peer-reviewed articles cover a wide range of technical and regulatory topics. The publication’s primary focus is on diagnostics technologies--including research, development, and manufacturing. IVDT published nine times a year.
Visit IVDT's Website
Web Exclusives:
Access a collection of articles devoted to a specific topic of interest to IVD Technology readers with the site's category pages:
Assay Development | Beyond Clinical Diagnostics | Detection Technologies | Global Diagnostics | Instrumentation Development | Laboratory Automation | Molecular Diagnostics | Point-of-Care Technologies | Processing Technologies | See all IVDT category pages...
From the July/August Issue:
Middleware: Providing value beyond autoverification - Hunter Bagwell
Clinical labs are exploiting middleware to differentiate their services while eliminating mundane tasks.
European Medical Device Manufacturer is Europe's leading sourcing publication for designers and manufacturers of medical devices. Each issue of EMDM includes scores of brief descriptions of new materials, components, equipment, and services. It is published seven times a year, including the annual Source Book. Visit EMDM's Website
Web Exclusives:
Online-only news stories and tradeshow round-ups are posted along with each new issue.
Medical Device Technology is a comprehensive source of technical information on all aspects of the design, production and manufacture of finished medical devices and in vitro diagnostic (IVD) products. With in-depth applications-orientated articles and extensive product news, MDT magazine is a practical resource that helps European medical product designers, and manufacturing, regulatory and management staff do their jobs more effectively. MDT is published ten times a year. Visit MDT's Website
Web Exclusives:
Exclusive online content from the editors of MDT includes Webinars, archived e-newsletters, and a forthcoming blog.
Webinars: New Possibilities With Polyurethanes | How To Implement the New European Vigilance Procedures | How to Design Next-Generation Medical Electronics
E-Newsletters: European Med-Tech News | Technology Update
From the May/June Issue:
Polyimide Tubing: Dispelling the Myths
- T.J. Lynch
The capabilities and potential of polyimide and polyimide tubing are gaining popularity in the medical design market place as a result of the increasing need for minimally invasive surgical devices. This article looks at the myths surrounding the tubing to better understand its advantages for medical applications.
See the entire May/June issue.
Med-Tech Precision is a magazine that covers precision manufacturing applications for the orthopedics, cardiology, and general surgery sectors. It is read by design engineering, manufacturing, and specifying personnel who need information on manufacturing techniques, materials, components, equipment, and services. It is published twice a year.
Visit Med-Tech Precision's Website
Web Exclusives:
For the latest on news concerning the orthopedics, cardiological, and general surgery sectors, visit MTP's blog, Precision Talk. You can even add your own comments to the posts.
Also, Med-Tech Precision editors regularly post brief news stories anout industry-related matters to the site's home page.
In Briefs
Thin Metal Parts has moved to a larger site in Colorado Springs, CO. The facility expands the company's products and services. Upgraded processes include a custom-designed water waste management system, an improved cleanroom for the photolithographic facilities, and the addition of plotting equipment.
From the Spring Issue:
The Case for the Use of Polycarbonate-Urethane in Orthopedic Implants- Richard W. Treharne and Alex H. Greene
It may be time to reconsider hip-implant material choices.
Bioceramics: The Future of Joint Healing- Deborah Schenberger and Marco Bafan
Bioceramic implants could one day make revision surgeries obsolete and make joints stronger than they were even before degradation.
Medical Electronics Manufacturing is a semiannual magazine written exclusively for engineers and designers of medical electronic devices. The goal of MEM is to help industry professionals develop, design, and manufacture medical products that comply with complex and demanding regulations and market requirements. Visit MEM's Website
Web Exclusives:
MEM offers an informative overview of standards and guidelines concerned with controlling electromagnetic compatibility in the development of medical electronics.
Also, a list of links to important regulatory bodies that oversee medical electronics manufacturing resides on the magazine's home page.
From the Spring Issue:
Maximizing Cost Efficiency with Embedded Computer Technology
- Frank Shen
In today's medical electronics marketplace, cost-effectiveness can be the key to remaining competitive.
Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News is a comprehensive resource for medical and pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals who need focused, reliable, and timely information to make intelligent packaging decisions. Each month, PMP News brings a broad range of useful information collected in a series of specialized columns.
Visit PMP News' Website
Web Exclusives:
Don’t Miss PMP News’ Exclusive 2008 Webcast Series, Reducing Risk through Packaging.
Part 2: Developing Child-Resistant, Senior-Friendly Compliance Packaging
Part 1: Understanding the Nuances of ISO 11607
You can also read questions from Part I of the Webcast series as answered by the Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council (SPMC).
From the July Issue:
Anteing Up for RFID
- David Vaczek
As industry tests RFID technology for track and trace, companies await standards uniformity.
Testing Gets Physical
- Daphne Allen
FDA officially accepts physical integrity testing in lieu of microbial-challenge testing for whole packages.
Also from Canon Communications
The online and print versions of the Source Book are designed to serve as a buyers' guide of products and services for engineers and other personnel working in the medical technology industry. The database can be searched by company name or by category of product or service.
Since 2005, China Medical Device Manufacturer (CMDM) has been providing the China-based medical technology industry with the resources it needs to design, develop, manufacture, and bring to market next-generation medical products. Each issue of CMDM includes peer-reviewed technical articles as well as concise reports on relevant technologies and new products and services. CMDM publishes an annual Buyers Guide in the spring and a MEDTEC China show issue in the summer along witth six electronic newsletters per year. All of the articles published in CMDM are posted in Chinese and English on the magazine’s Web site.
