Successful new medical devices hinge on the designer’s understanding of the specific requirements of the procedures they support, including factors like usage frequency and duration. This is ...

Over the past decades, electronics engineers have been trying to develop increasingly smaller devices that can store information reliably, even when they are not powered on. A promising type of ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed classifying three types of medical device products into its Class II regulatory controls scheme, subjecting them to special controls meant to ...

Over the past few decades, technology users have become accustomed to their phones and computers wirelessly connecting to the internet. More recently, a new type of technology has grown in popularity: ...

If you’re one of the 48 million Americans with some degree of hearing loss, you might be wondering if hearing aids can help improve your hearing. While they can’t restore average hearing, a hearing ...

Devices for sleep apnea keep airways open to improve breathing during sleep. PAP machines supply air through a mask to maintain open airways overnight. Oral appliances hold the tongue or jaw in place ...

Poking your finger to check glucose levels is an integral part of daily diabetes management. Even people using continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) need to check and calibrate to a fresh drop of blood ...