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Minimizing Warm-up Drift in a Basic Pressure Sensor
12/7/2010
Often times there is little concern over warm-up drift in a pressure sensor since the application can either zero out the inherent drift of the sensor after the system has...
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Selecting Computer Systems Integrators for Medical Device Manufacturing Success
12/6/2010
The makers of medical devices, ranging from ultrasound machines to diagnostic laboratory equipment, are experts in their technological specialties. But not surprisingly, many those manufacturers are not, and do...
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Biomedical Textiles Advance Development of Orthopedic Implants
12/2/2010
This whitepaper discusses the changing demographics of orthopedic patients, the versatility of biomedical fabrics and the advances in implantable biomaterial textile technologies in the development of ...
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Smart Drivers Reduce Energy Use and PCB Clutter in Portable Electronic Systems
12/2/2010
Portable system power reduction strategies such as improved power-management devices and processor partitioning are nearing a limit. New strategies that offload simple tasks to a smart driver can provide greater power...
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Nine Often Overlooked ADC Specs
12/2/2010
ADCs have many specifications; some are more important for a given application than others. Understanding these specifications and controlling external devices affecting the ADC will lead to better performance. This...
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The Incredible Versatile Op Amp in Medical Applications
12/2/2010
As this paper from ADI shows us, Op amps are used in all aspects of medical equipment design, from dc to video, and from low level precision input to high power output. They buffer and smooth the inputs and outputs of...
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Solving Engineering Challenges in Ultrasound Through Integration and Power Scaling
12/2/2010
This paper from ADI discusses how advances in integrated multichannel devices are reducing power, size, and cost in portable, low-power ultrasound systems.
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Integrated Components Offer Flexibility in Ultrasound System Design
12/2/2010
Multichannel integration of preamplifiers, VGAs, and high-speed ADCs provides better dynamic range and improved ultrasound image quality. The lower power and smaller size can bring these improvements to lower cost...
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Digital Isolator Simplifies USB Isolation in Medical and Industrial Applications
10/25/2010
The personal computer (PC), currently the standard information- processing device for office and home use, communicates with most peripherals using the universal serial bus (USB). Standardization, cost, and the...
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Skin Impedance Analysis Aids Active and Passive Transdermal Delivery
10/25/2010
Drug delivery is one of the fastest growing areas in the pharmaceutical industry, with leading firms actively developing alternatives to injections. Options such as oral, topical, pulmonary (inhaler type),...
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New Touch-Screen Controllers Offer Robust Sensing for Portable Displays
10/25/2010
Touch-screen displays that sense the occurrence and location of a physical touch on the display area are increasingly being used to replace mechanical buttons in a variety of devices, including smartphones, MP3 players...
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Full-Featured Pedometer Design Realized with 3-Axis Digital Accelerometer
10/25/2010
Pedometers, now popular as an everyday exercise progress monitor and motivator, can encourage individuals to compete with themselves in getting fit and losing weight. Early designs used a weighted mechanical switch to...
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“Rules of the Road” for High-Speed Differential ADC Drivers
10/25/2010
As applications engineers, we are constantly bombarded with a variety of questions about driving high-speed analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) with differential inputs. Indeed, selecting the right ADC...
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SHARC® 2147x Series Processors: Floating Point Precision Powers Portable Continuous Wave Doppler Processing
10/25/2010
Floating point digital signal processing is a well established requirement for precision technologies and is traditionally specified for applications demanding higher levels of accuracy in industries such as aerospace,...
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Detecting Human Falls with a 3-Axis Digital Accelerometer
10/25/2010
For a human, experiencing a fall unobserved can be doubly dangerous. The obvious possibility of initial injury may be further aggravated by the possible consequences if treatment is not obtained within a short time. For...
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Impedance Measurement Monitors Blood Coagulation
10/25/2010
Blood coagulation is a complex, dynamic physiological process by which clots are formed to end bleeding at an injured site. During heart-bypass surgery, blood is diverted out of the body to a heart-lung machine, which...
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TI's Diagnostic, Patient Monitoring and Therapy Applications Guide
10/21/2010
Features technical and product information for a variety of patient monitoring, diagnostic and therapeutic applications including: digital stethoscopes, patient monitors, electrocardiogram (ECG), electroencephalogram (...
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TI's Medical Instruments Applications Guide
10/21/2010
The Medical Instruments Guide from TI features technical and product information for a variety of clinical applications such as blood analysis and confocal microscopy.
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Bar Code and Automation Solutions: Automated Data Collection Improves Safety and Efficiency in Clinical Applications
9/30/2010
Since the 1999 publication of a landmark report by the Institute of Medicine on safety deficiencies in the delivery of healthcare, many initiatives have been set into motion to improve patient care and prevent the 770,...
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Every Millimeter Counts: Right-Sizing for Instrument Cases
9/22/2010
Space is a premium in the markets for instrument cases. Whether it’s a lab, hospital, industrial setting, or on a naval ship, instruments need to be smaller and smaller. In designing...
