September/October 2024

Time to Pass the Baton

Time to Pass the Baton 150 150 IEEE Pulse
My career did not follow the typical path of most academics. It began in 1980 when I was a product development engineer for DePuy, an orthopedics manufacturer, designing knee, ankle, and toe implants. I then worked for three other medical device companies where I learned about medical device design, new product development, and engineering management. read more
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Medical Device Innovation for the Pediatric Population: Challenges and Opportunities

Medical Device Innovation for the Pediatric Population: Challenges and Opportunities 789 444 IEEE Pulse
Medical device innovation has accelerated at an unprecedented pace over the past 50 years, leading to less invasive and more durable interventions for patients suffering from a variety of ailments. read more
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Designing a Closed-Loop Automated Insulin Delivery System: Simplifying Life for People, Including Children, Living With Type 1 Diabetes

Designing a Closed-Loop Automated Insulin Delivery System: Simplifying Life for People, Including Children, Living With Type 1 Diabetes 1985 1509 IEEE Pulse
Living with type 1 diabetes is difficult. This is especially true for young children and adolescents who are developing—physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially. As every parent knows, raising children is hard enough without the additional burden of managing a relentless disease that requires constant attention and countless decisions each day. read more
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Small designs, big challenges

Small designs, big challenges 789 444 IEEE Pulse
Pediatric device development is one of the most challenging—and rewarding—in the medical device field. The challenges arise from the special requirements of these patients and the small size of the market that makes funding these complicated Research and Development programs difficult. read more
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Using AI and ML to Predict Autism Spectrum Disorder

Using AI and ML to Predict Autism Spectrum Disorder 789 444 IEEE Pulse
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are beginning to make headway into medical diagnosis, and its prospects are particularly evident among those complex health conditions that have no obvious single cause and for which conclusive medical tests remain elusive. read more
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Design Issues With Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems

Design Issues With Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems 789 444 IEEE Pulse
An adult or a pediatric patient with a failing heart may need medical device assistance to ensure life sustaining blood flow rate. Chronic mechanical circulatory support (MCS) systems supplements or replaces a patient’s failing native heart function. read more
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PDCs: A Vital Drop in the Ocean of Funding for Pediatric Devices

PDCs: A Vital Drop in the Ocean of Funding for Pediatric Devices 789 444 IEEE Pulse
Compared to new drug therapies, medical devices are costly to develop and often offer relatively poor returns. In health care systems skewed toward adults, ideas for pediatric medical devices can easily be left on the curb, but FDA-funded PDCs can help bring them into development. read more