Medical White Papers
Multi-Layer Extruded Tubing (PDF)
This paper invites you to take a closer look at the fine art and science of manufacturing thin-walled, multi-layer tubing. Extrusion technologies and processing improvements must keep pace with the growing complexity requirements of this tubing category to produce tighter tolerance and greater precision.
Fabrication and Characterization of a Miniaturized 15-MHz Side-Looking Phased-Array Transducer Catheter (PDF)
This paper describes the development of a miniaturized 15-MHz side-looking phased-array transducer catheter.
Recent Innovations in 48 AWG Micro-Coaxial Design & Manufacturing (PDF)
This paper discusses the challenges with manufacturing low capacitance micro-coaxial cable that uses cellular (foamed) insulation as a dielectric and improvements that can be made in order to achieve even finer gauges for diameters previously not achievable.
Medical Devices Summit Boston (PDF)
Development of the Medical Internet of Things. Hitachi’s Approach to Transformation Through IoT Innovation
A Simple Cable Modification to Reduce Cost
Ultrasound medical devices typically employ multiple fine wire gauge cables. There are many aspects to a cable design that can impact cost, but one in particular—color—can have a significant effect on the overall budget.
Managing the thermal impact on advanced medical cable assemblies through novel cable construction techniques and materials (PDF)
Thermal management inside medical cables and devices is becoming increasingly challenging for complex, next generation products. The trend for lighter, smaller and more flexible ultrasound probe solutions built with fine wire, ultra-high density coaxial cable is creating new and unique challenges. Many of the conventional approaches with regards to materials and construction are no longer adequate when reliability and usability are paramount.
Thermal resistance of ultrasound probe cable (PDF)
Ultrasound probe cable must efficiently dissipate the heat of piezoelectric elements in a probe head. We evaluated the heat transfer by measuring thermal resistance with various conditions. By simply changing the braid shielding material inside the cable and by implementing a thermal connection method to the heat source, we found that at least 40% of the heat could be efficiently transferred to the cable.
Proterial Fiber Optic Cable Used in Photoacoustic Endoscopic Probe
A microcoaxial cable was implemented into a miniature imaging sensor probe. June 2009 More ...
