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Just like many other industries today, the medical field is adapting more automated technology and systems to improve efficiency and eliminate guesswork. Some diagnostic systems, such as ones used for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) processes, have been around for many years and are available in a...

Whether for treating an injured individual, or as something simply done ahead of drawing blood from a patient for lab analysis, tourniquet wrapping technique is an important skill used across a wide range of medical professions. It requires keeping a safe a balance between applying enough force to...

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...

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...

Many of us have had countless of different handshakes over our lives, and not one of them exactly alike. The force applied during a handshake can suggest lots of things. Maybe the individual's handshake becomes a weaker after a long day or perhaps more firm after a few cups of coffee. We rarely...

In a recent Machine Design article written by Bradford L Goldense, advancements in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) and Internet of Things (IOT) concepts are likely to ramp up over the next decade. Goldense mentions that sensors of all types will be needed to generate the source data that...