Analysis of China's Medical Device Industry

Overview of China's medical device sector: market-driven growth and innovation, dependence on imported high-end raw materials, and gaps in manufacturing capacity and R&D talent.

Characteristics of the Medical Device Industry

Analysis of medical devices sector: long product cycles, high user stickiness, and high entry barriers; implications for manufacturers, clinicians, and market outlook in China.

Low-Power Medical Supply Design Using LTC3388

Overview of energy harvesting system design and low?quiescent power management for WSNs, including LTC4071 battery charging and low-power DC/DC considerations.

Where Is the Next Revenue Outlet for Medical Facilities?

Guide to building private traffic management for medical facilities: CRM-driven user tagging, WeChat integration, retention workflows, and KTHCRM implementation.

Oscillometric Blood Pressure Monitor Design Using Bluetooth 4.0

Oscillometric Bluetooth 4.0 electronic blood pressure monitor design and evaluation for home use: hardware (pump, MPS sensor, signal conditioning, STM32), Android app, AAMI-compliant accuracy vs mercury

Medical Displays vs. Standard Monitors

Technical guide to medical displays: DICOM Part 14 compliance, grayscale depth, luminance stability, resolution, contrast, certification and workstation requirements.

NTC Thermistors and RFID for Medical Applications

Summary of Murata NTC thermistors and UHF RFID tags for medical applications, detailing sensor characteristics, RFID device tracking, sterilization and traceability.

Two Primary Methods for Measuring Heart Rate

Overview of heart rate monitoring techniques for wearables, comparing optical PPG/pulse oximetry and bioelectric ECG approaches, with AFE design and power considerations.

Hexiwear-Based Wearable Medical Instrument Design

Technical overview of the Hexiwear wearable platform: Kinetis K64F MCU, BLE, sensors and sensor-fusion techniques, hardware expansion (MikroBus) and development toolchain.

Wi?Fi Module Circuit Design for Wearable Medical Devices

Technical guide to choosing Wi?Fi modules for medical devices: module selection, data?rate tradeoffs, RF/module integration, certification and power considerations for designers.

Multifunction Patient Monitor Circuit Using AFE4900

Wearable multi-parameter patient monitor reference design using AFE4900 for synchronous PPG measurements and BLE wireless data transfer for heart-rate and SpO2

ITECH Products for Pacemaker Battery Testing

Technical overview of pacemaker battery specifications and battery testing: capacity, cycle life, internal resistance, and ITS5300 charge-discharge test system

Molecular Diagnostics for Faster, More Accurate Patient Diagnosis

Overview of point-of-care molecular diagnostics hardware: sample prep, PCR/LAMP thermal control with TEC/TMP117, and optical front-end using DDC112 photodiode ADCs.

Rapid Design of an Infrared Body Temperature Detector

Design guide for battery-powered infrared thermometer systems using MSP430 microcontrollers, low-noise analog rails, precision amplifiers, and power-management components.

Secondary DC/DC Isolation in Medical Power Supplies

Patient-contact power systems: IEC 60601-1 compliance, BF/CF protection classes, leakage current limits, and DC/DC isolation strategies for medical device power design.

Compact, High-Performance Multiparameter Patient Monitor

Reference design for a multiparameter patient monitor that acquires ECG, SpO2, heart and respiration rates and temperature using AFE4403/ADS1292R front-ends.

Home Medical Electronics: Importance and Device Design

Technical overview of design challenges for home medical devices, focusing on size and power trade-offs, IC selection, DSP integration, and low-power MCU strategies.

External Wireless Power for Implantable Medical Devices

MIT and Brigham research presents IVN: a radio-wave wireless power and communication system for battery-free implantable devices enabling drug delivery and sensing.

KMF Insulated Module for Additional Safety in Home Medical Devices

KMF Class II IEC C18 power input module for double-insulated devices: non-grounding design for home medical equipment meeting IEC 60601-1-11, with switch, fuse and EMC filter.

Single-Chip Heart Rate Monitor Solution

Wearable heart-rate monitor design using PSoC BLE: integrated MCU, ADC/op-amps, CapSense, segmented LCD, BLE link and configurable low-power modes.