Medical Design Briefs - November 2021 - 2

November 2021
Published by SAE Media Group
n COLUMNS
4 From the Editor
n FEATURES
6 Create the Future - Halo Speculum: A Win for Women
14 Biomedical Balloons: Understanding Their Physical and
Mechanical Properties
19 Creating Robust Reprocessing Instructions for Reusable
Device IFUs
n TECH BRIEFS
31 Woven Nanotube Fibers Turn Heat into Power
32 Antimicrobial Coating for Orthopedic Implants Prevents
Dangerous Infections
34 Microneedle Patch Delivers COVID-19 DNA Vaccine
35 JILA Comb Breathalyzer Now More Sensitive to Disease
Biomarkers
36 Licking a Tootsie Roll® Sensor to Monitor Health
36 Wearable Brain-Machine Interface Turns Intentions into
Actions
38 New Isolated Power Supply Chip Design Improves Efficiency
n DEPARTMENTS
29 R&D Roundup
39 New Products & Services
41 Advertisers Index
42 Global Innovations
n SPECIAL SECTION
Technology Leaders in Gas/Fluid Handling/Pumps
22 Suppliers Keep Pace with Changing Dialysis Needs and
Fast-Moving Regulatory Environment
24 Integrated Rupture Disk Assemblies for Medical OEM
Equipment
n ON THE COVER
The winner of the Medical category in this year's
Create the Future contest is the Halo Speculum, a
design that is composed of overmolding soft silicone
sleeve on flexible surgical steel sheet and medical
grade nylon handles. The history of the speculum
dates back to the 1840s, and today's speculums
haven't changed much since then. The Halo, however,
provides perfect exposure of any woman's internal
vaginal anatomy, and it can be used in all procedures
in and out of the operating room that depend on visualization of the cervix.
To learn more about this revolutionary design as well as all of the finalists
in the Medical category, read the article on page 6.
(Credit: Mitchell Tung and Jackie Meyer)
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