Medical Design Briefs - October 2023 - 2

October 2023
Published by SAE Media Group®
n COLUMN
4 From the Editor
6 Guest Editorial
n DEPARTMENTS
8 Videos of the Month
n FEATURES
10 Assembly Technology for Next-Generation Robot-Assisted
Surgery Systems and Instruments
14 The Truth About PTFE and the Need for
Sustainable Coatings
18 OPO Lasers Spur Advances in Mass Spectrometry
Diagnostics
21 Coming Together on the Journey to End Parkinson's
23 Show Preview: Biosensors for Medical Wearables
25 Show Preview: MD&M Minneapolis
n TECH BRIEFS
47 Reshaping Medical Instrument Manufacturing with New
Technology
48 Pulsed Electrochemical Machining for Complex Medical
Devices
49 Pocket-Sized Device Could Spot Infected Wounds Faster
51 Smart Wearable Fabrics Use Haptic Input
45 R&D Roundup
53 New Products & Services
55 Advertisers Index
56 Global Innovations
n ON THE COVER
Robot-assisted
surgery
(RAS)
allows
doctors
to
perform many types of complex procedures with
more precision, control, and flexibility. Advances in
material sciences, imaging, sensors, and robotics
are driving a need for new innovative approaches
to manufacturing the next generation of surgical
instruments. Thanks to miniaturization and electronics,
RAS effectors are generally smaller and
lighter and often incorporate multiple functions
compared
to
their
endoscopic
predecessors.
This
miniaturization, however, has led to major manufacturing and assembly
challenges for medical device manufacturers. Read the article on page
10 to learn how to overcome these new challenges. The image depicts
surgical instruments attached to effectors at the end of the robotic arm.
(Credit: Emerson)
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