The 2020s have started as the decade of AI. Self-driving cars use it, smartphones unlock by it, influencers generate content with it, non-artists create art with it – with certainty, AI is well-known. And the use of AI has been suggested for use in practically...
A majority of electronic diagnostic, life science, and medical devices are still wall-powered, despite the leaps taken in battery technology over the last two decades. Inevitably these devices will employ some sort of AC/DC converter and likely further DC/DC conversion to power all the circuits...
The National Institutes of Health spends about $42 billion on medical research each year, but less than one-eighth of that money is spent specifically on women’s health. That may come as a bit of a shock, given that women make up a majority – about...
Have you ever interacted with a touchscreen while wearing latex gloves? Most people interact with multiple display screens in their daily lives. However, there is more to designing a graphical user interface (GUI) for a medical device then applying best practices of UX and UI....
Surgery is not usually considered a spectator sport, but an OR is often filled with the surgical team, colleagues, residents, and medical device clinical representatives, in addition to a patient and equipment. Now Avail Medsystems, based in Silicon Valle...
For most MedTech devices, the path to development starts with defining a market need, then creating a technology to fill that need. But sometimes innovation lies in finding a new application for an existing technology. And sometimes the inspiration can co...
Before any med-tech entrepreneur can bring a product to market, he or she must prove the technology will work reliably. Transforming a nascent technology like digital microfluidics into an intuitive product is not easy. But it doesn’t take a seasoned engi...
Key Tech would like to welcome our Summer 2022 new hires! Learn more about the newest additions to our crew below. Top row in the image from left to right Name: Caitlin Lee, Electrical Engineer Graduated from: University of Maryland College Park Hometown: Cabin John, MD Why did you pick...
Kristen Carbone designed Brilliantly Warm, a wearable technology to solve a problem that she had herself: keeping warm following a preventive double mastectomy and implant reconstruction....
Each year, millions of people in the U.S. require some sort of neurosurgery due to injury, disease, or genetic condition. They often undergo multiple procedures and face long, painful recoveries. This inspired Jesse Christopher to start tinkering with his...