Welcome to the Medical and Healthcare Electronics SIG
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| This is the home of the Electronics KTN Medical Electronics Special Interest Group. This portal is intended to bring members of the UK electronics design community together with clinicians, medical device manufacturers and biotech companies to share ideas and best practice, compare experiences and issues, resolve problems and discuss new technologies in order to keep themselves at the leading edge of the medical devices market.
Access the KNOWLEDGE POOL or the MEDICAL ELECTRONICS DISCUSSION FORUM to participate
NOTE: You must be a registered member of the Electronics KTN before you can be added to any of the SIGs
You'll find useful resources, including a document store, design guides, presentations and information to keep you at the leading edge of embedded systems technology, including up and coming events.
This shared workspace belongs to you, and we hope you will find it a useful place to learn and collaborate. Make the most of it, your participation adds value to our network!
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50 Members
(updated 6/11/08)
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| Add your company announcement! - Monday, July 07, 2008Members of this SIG can submit news items about their company or general items that might be of interest to other members. Simply email the title and body text of your announcement to medical@electronics-ktn.com and we will place the announcement here in this panel. |
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| Technology Request - Friday, November 14, 2008The London Technology Network emerging medical technologies newsletter, “Medisphere” for September 2008, carried a technology request:
Wrist unit monitoring vital functions of the patient at home and transmitting the data via telephone or internet to the call centre
A Czech company would like to establish a system of monitoring patients and elderly people in their homes. Thus they are looking for a device enabling distant monitoring of vital functions/breathing, one loo[ of ECG, pulse, body temperature and/or additional blood glucose.
If this is something anyone could do, you may like to contact Maki Aoyama on 0870 730 8685 for more information. |
| Big Discountfor EKTN members at Medical Innovation Forum 21st Oct in Harrogate - Thursday, October 09, 2008Members of the Electronics KTN who wish to attentd the Medical Innovation Forum in Harrogate on October 21st will qualify for a reduced rate of £345 + VAT instead of £445+ VAT. If you are interested in taking advantage of this offer, please contact Liz Humber on 01883 344799
or liz@medical_innovation.net
Building on last year's successful event, the Medical Innovation Forum is to be staged in Harrogate again on 21 October 2008, with sponsorship from Yorkshire Forward and the White Rose Health Innovation Partnership.
The programme of case studies and roundtable discussion groups creates focused opportunities for all those with an interest in health technologies to discuss innovations, fast-track technology transfer, find partners, offer capabilities and seek funding/licensing agreements.
Key themes for the forum in October include: international collaboration and technology transfer; NHS adoption of new innovations; and emerging technologies for home based healthcare delivery.
Please check the Medical Innovation forum website for furthr details: http://www.medical-innovation.org/ |
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