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Medical Manufacturing

Medical manufacturing is a growing industry in major segments such as orthopedic devices and instrumentation, implantable devices and medical instruments. Driven by both innovation and regulation, medical device manufacturing continues to outperform the economy. Through this website and the pages of SME's annual industry yearbook, Medical Manufacturing, we will evaluate the connection to resources in machining, lasers, rapid prototyping, materials and micromanufacturing.

The Double Coating that Spares Everything Except Fungi

Fungal attacks on elastic polymer materials in the body, such as silicone and polyurethane, are a serious problem.

Surgeons Perform First-Ever Blindfolded Simulated Robotic Procedure

New haptic robotic interface provides an enhanced level of tactile feedback, allowing robotic operators to perform operations previously problematic and dangerous.

DAILY: Medical Manufacturing Innovations Newsletter

Medical manufacturing-related topics covered include health, business, politics, society and technology, as well as the latest Twitter feeds.

Medical Device Makers Shift Excise Tax Cost to Hospitals

Evidence suggests that some medical device manufacturers are shifting the burden of the medical device excise tax directly to American hospitals and other health care providers, an industry association charges.

Students Create New Medical Devices

When clinicians wish there was a device that could meet some specific need, they have a chance to do something about it: they can add it to a wish list to be presented each fall to a class of mechanical engineering students at MIT.