Medical Applications Center

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Patient Monitoring/ Telemetry :: 8051 Mixed-Signal Microcontrollers Development Tools

Our 8-bit mixed-signal microcontrollers integrate world-class analog, a high-speed pipelined 8051 CPU, ISP Flash memory and on-chip JTAG based debug in each device. Configurable high-performance...  >>  

Patient Monitoring/ Telemetry :: Low-Voltage/Low-Power MCUs

The C8051F9xx is the industry’s first MCU family capable of full-spec operation down to 0.9 V and up to 3.6 V, enabling single-cell battery operation as well as dramatically increasing...  >>  

Cardiac Rhythm Implants :: Epic HF ICD - The Worlds Smallest and Lightest ICD

At 36 cc and 73 grams, the Epic HF model V-338 and V-337 ICDs offer superior patient care and simplified follow-up. The Epic HF ICD is the world's smallest and lightest 30 joule (delivered...  >>  

Ultrasound/ X-ray Medical Imaging :: Phase-shifter Simplifies Ultrasound Applications

The AD8333 is a dual-phase shifter and I/Q demodulator that enables coherent summing and phase alignment of multiple analog data channels. It is the first solid-state device suitable for beamformer...  >>  

Infusion Pump :: Piezoelectric motor sports 100-nm resolution

Measuring 50% smaller than its predecessor, the SQ-306s Squiggle piezoelectric motor offers resolution over 100 nm and improved power efficiency. The device features a stator length of 10 mm and a...  >>  

Hearing Aid :: Micropower Audio Codec

The Texas Instruments AIC111 is a TI µPower DSP compatible, or microcontroller compatible audio codec product, or analog interface circuit. The AIC111 is part of a comprehensive family of DSP/µC...  >>  

Lab-on-a-Chip/ Smart Pill :: Medical Devices, Diagnostics , Drug Delivery Systems

Medical devices, diagnostics, therapeutics and drug delivery systems are becoming increasingly sophisticated, yet there is also growing pressure to control healthcare expenditures. For product...  >>  

Cardiac Rhythm Implants :: Radio Architecture Combines Performance, Power Economy For Implants

A radio transceiver architecture has been developed by wireless applications developer Cambridge Consultants (Cambridge, U.K./Boston, MA) that promises low power and high performance for in-body...  >>  

Ultrasound/ X-ray Medical Imaging :: Medical Electronics Forum

One of the fastest-growing fields in the electronics One of the fastest-growing fields in the electronics industry, medical electronics brings with it a variety of challenges for the electronics...  >>  

CT/ MRI/ PET Medical Imaging :: 3-D imaging system enhances medical analysis

Using a 20-in globe-shaped monitor, the Perspecta Medical 3-D imaging system is the first device to take the 2-D sequential cross-sectional images generated by CT, MRI, and PET scanning systems and...  >>  

CT/ MRI/ PET Medical Imaging :: CCD imager improves scientific, medical imaging

The KAI-2020M 2-Mpixel CCD image sensor is designed for extreme lighting conditions in medical, scientific and machine-vision applications. Each of the interline-transfer, progressive-scan device's...  >>  

Blood Pressure Monitor :: Sensor conditioner IC offers 1-ms response

The ZMD 31010 sensor signal conditioner IC: For decades ZMD has been leading the way in the development of circuits for medical equipment such as glucose and blood pressure measuring devices  >>  

Hearing Aid :: Zinc-air batteries extend hearing-aid operating time

Targeting in-ear digital hearing aids and other small high-demand listening devices such as cochlear implants, New Generation zinc-air batteries provide 1.4 V in each of five models delivering from...  >>  

Ultrasound/ X-ray Medical Imaging :: Monolithic Doppler Phase Shifter For Portable Ultrasound

The AD8339 is a quad programmable I&Q demodulator with phase shifter that is ideally suited for medical ultrasound systems. In ultrasonic beam-forming applications like continuous wave (CW)...  >>  

Infusion Pump :: Outlook Safety Infusion Systems

The Outlook Safety Infusion System with DoseScan and DoseGuard Technologies helps to ensure that the Right patient receives the Right medication in the Right dose at point-of-care.  >>  

Ultrasound/ X-ray Medical Imaging :: 8-Channel Switch Suits Medical Ultrasound Applications

Suited for use in medical ultrasound imaging applications, the eight-channel HV219 analog switch provides efficient control of high-voltage signals, up to 200 V. In addition, the device offers 10...  >>  

Blood Analyzer :: MEMS: Moving beyond the laboratory

Sphere Medical has developed a micromachined silicon sensing technology for blood-gas analysis, molecular diagnostics, and environmental analysis. Separate chemical sensors, combined with...  >>  

Blood Analyzer :: Carbon nanotubes show promise as biosensors

The application of carbon nanotubes to perform bioassays is showing rapid progress according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Stanford (CA) University. One...  >>  

External Defibrillator :: Selecting medical power supplies

One of the most important factors medical OEMs must consider is whether the power supply can meet the extensive documentation requirements of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other...  >>  

Blood Analyzer :: Analog switches target medical device applications

Analog switches are becoming more widely used in medical device applications because of rising demands for portable diagnostic, patient monitoring, and handheld monitoring/testing equipment. Their...  >>  

Cardiac Rhythm Implants :: Single Chip Wireless Transceiver Specifically for Medical Implantable Devices

The AMIS-52100 is a single chip wireless transceiver targeted specifically for medical implantable devices and associated external equipment. An ultra-low power transceiver is designed to...  >>  

Ultrasound/ X-ray Medical Imaging :: Medical Electronics Product Roundup

A Sampling of recently released products  >>