Therapeutic ultrasound is a common practice used by physical therapists to assist in healing muscle, tendon, joints, and ligament injuries. In this process, high-frequency sound waves are transmitted from a hand-held device or probe onto the patient’s injury to penetrate and vibrate deep within the...

Perhaps you've browsed our standard FlexiForce™ sensor offerings, and noticed that our sensors are labeled by a Standard Force Range. For instance, A201 - our most popular standard sensor - is listed with three different standard force ranges: 4 N, 111 N, and 445 N (1 lb, 25 lb, and 100 lb...

Even after years in medical school, residencies, and other clinical experience, most of us may still agree that surgeons can never be too prepared to begin their careers. A recent Design News article showcased an interesting new interactive training tool to simulate a true-to-life surgical...

As a medical device developer, you’re often asked to balance more design challenges than other engineers may face. Not only do your device designs have to account for key usability and safety considerations, but the long, laborious, and often expensive regulatory process requires being efficient...

We recently sat down with Tekscan Application Engineer Ed Haidar, and asked him if there was ONE thing FlexiForce™ users can do in their integration process to put them on the path to success. Ed's response?: When in doubt, use a puck. Why is a puck so important? Using a puck (AKA, a load...

Most sports and athletic activities, in some way, are an exhibition of opposing forces competing against one another. Some sports competitions are judged entirely on force impacts, such as in martial arts, boxing, and even fencing. Having methods to capture these force impacts can enhance scoring...

Devise and Conquer is a Tactile Touchpoints blog series that shares real-world FlexiForce™ integration success stories. In most cases, the company worked directly with Tekscan's team of Applications Engineers to devise their creative force sensing solution. Challenge: To Develop an Exact Force...

People that suffer from medical conditions that require frequent therapeutic or drug treatment endure a lot of inconveniences. Adapting one’s lifestyle to accommodate a rigorous treatment schedule adds more frustration to an already difficult situation. This is why medical device design engineers...

Design engineers instinctively love solving puzzles. The process of integrating components and technologies to create a unique and innovative device can be a stimulating, albeit challenging experience. We at Tekscan certainly understand this “thrill-of-the-hunt” feeling – many of us have engineering...

Challenge: Develop a Custom Force Sensing Application to Withstand Repeated, Abrasive Impacts from a Fill Line For fill line operators, capturing real-time information of how force impacts within an operation are affecting a bottle or can could help reduce damage losses. The difficulty then becomes...