... Manufacturing processes Equipment The impact of rare diseases (RD) is likely far greater than the term implies. The lives of nearly 30 million Americans, half of whom are children, are directly affected by nearly 7000 RD [ 1 ]. Statistics for the number of people seeking care with diseases of unknown...

.... Hyg. , 48 ( 8 ), pp. 707 – 714 . 10.1093/annhyg/meh068 Human factors Medical devices Medical devices Design processes Manufacturing processes Noninvasive ventilator devices, namely, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP) machines...

.... Manuscript received September 6, 2017; final manuscript received April 29, 2018; published online July 13, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Chris Rylander. 06 09 2017 29 04 2018 Medical devices Medical devices Medical devices Design processes Manufacturing processes Equipment Wide sutures...

... syringes, E1 and E3, a SAL of 10 −4 could be attained with only 10 kGy, with there being less detrimental radiation effects on E1. The differences in the radiosensitivity of the propylene syringes could be due to the different formulations and manufacturing processes. The results indicated...

... manuscript received February 8, 2018; published online April 2, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Xiaoming He. 15 09 2017 08 02 2018 Cardiovascular devices Medical devices Manufacturing processes Pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD), a system of implantable pulse...

... Healthcare, Chennai, India). Despite the various attempted strategies and often technically sound solutions, widespread clinical adoption of any system has yet to be achieved. Image guided intervention Image guided treatment Medical devices Medical devices Medical robotics Manufacturing...

... January 10, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Venketesh Dubey. 19 06 2017 01 11 2017 Endoscopic devices Medical devices Medical devices Medical devices Medical instrumentation Minimally invasive devices Laparoscopic devices Design processes Manufacturing processes Equipment...

... Manufacturing processes Globally, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the number one cause of death. Smoking, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and excessive use of alcohol are the most important behavioral risk factors for CVDs. As an effect, individuals may develop hypertension, diabetes, heart...

... Manufacturing processes Equipment Numerous surgical techniques have been reported for reconstruction of a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) [ 1 , 2 ]. These include the traditional single-bundle ACL reconstruction using a patellar tendon (BPTB) or quadriceps tendon graft, and more recent...

... Medical devices Medical devices Minimally invasive devices Sensors and actuators Design processes Manufacturing processes Cardiovascular diseases are the first cause of death in the world according to the World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. The most frequent pathologies...

... are equivalent to the new and unused item [ 1 ]. Medical devices Medical devices Manufacturing processes Equipment 17 02 2017 28 08 2017 Copyright © 2017 by ASME 2017 1932-6181/2017/11(4)/041010/10/ $25.00 ...

...; published online October 19, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Rita M. Patterson. 03 02 2017 20 06 2017 Human factors Medical devices Medical devices Medical devices Design processes Manufacturing processes Equipment Fluid resuscitation is a fundamental tenet of treating patients...

... constraints, final design goals, and components of the new valve. Section 3 describes the manufacturing process of the prototype, including the novel pop-up microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microfabrication of the check valve, and Sec. 4 describes the procedures for computational analyses and testing...

... May 27, 2017; published online August 8, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Michael Eggen. 12 12 2016 27 05 2017 Cardiovascular devices Medical devices Medical devices Design processes Manufacturing processes Cardiovascular disease (CVD) refers to a wide range of diseases relating...

... a theoretical step interval of 50.8 nm. This step count generated an average error percent of 0.04 over 10 mm of linear motion. Medical devices Medical devices Manufacturing processes Equipment Tissue and organ failure due to trauma, disease, or aging accounts for hundreds of billions of dollars...

... 09 05 2017 Cardiovascular devices Medical devices Minimally invasive devices Manufacturing processes Recent advances in material science have increased the use of polymers for biomedical applications [ 1 ]. Stimuli responsive polymers, such as shape memeory polymers (SMPs), have...

... devices Manufacturing processes It is known that growing patients with locally or systemically reduced bone quality—such as those suffering from osteogenesis imperfecta and congenital tibial pseudarthrosis—can be treated surgically with telescopic nails for intramedullary stabilization in cases...

... 14 03 2017 Cardiovascular devices Medical devices Medical devices Medical devices Design processes Manufacturing processes Equipment Congestive heart failure (CHF) is one of the leading causes of death in Western countries. More than 7 million people in North America...

..., such as changes in material supplier, heat treatment times, or wire forming. Manufacturing process changes evaluated through CM&S can be used in conjunction with appropriate material characterization to demonstrate that the mechanical performance remains unchanged without the need for additional significant...

..., to obtain more reliable results [ 7 – 14 ]. Medical devices Medical devices Design processes Manufacturing processes Copyright © 2017 by ASME 2017 1932-6181/2017/11(1)/011012/9/ $25.00 ...