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Advancements in personal healthcare, diagnostic analysis and rehabilitative practices are growing at a rapid pace. From diagnostic equipment to medical imaging, and medical instruments to healthcare wearables—explore our resources to stay up to date with healthcare and medical trends and technology.
Turning control into clarity: our latest encoder with TFT
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Stefano Rosato
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October 15, 2025
Technologies tend to come full circle, but in this case we mean literally – combining an advanced rotary encoder (and encoder shell) with a 1.28-inch circular TFT display for a single, compact control solution.
AI leads the multifunctional robot revolution across industries
September 15, 2025
The multifunctional robot revolution is unstoppable – and so is Avnet’s commitment to making sure its customers are leading the way for their respective industries.
Meeting the challenges of medical cable assembly design
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Avnet Staff
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April 1, 2025
Cable assemblies play a crucial role in the medical industry, providing the essential connection between medical devices, patients and healthcare professionals. These assemblies must meet stringent requirements to ensure patient safety while delivering re...
Monitoring vital signs through contactless technology
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Philip Ling
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February 27, 2025
PrīmSphera, a revolutionary sensor technology company, is utilizing the Avnet suite at its core to drive innovation in healthcare fluid management.
Avnet drives IoMT innovation in healthcare
January 15, 2025
As a leader in technological innovation, Avnet will continue to explore the limitless possibilities of IoMT, contributing to the creation of a smarter, more connected future for healthcare.
The latest technologies driving home medical innovations
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Adrien Larevat
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August 5, 2024
For home-health devices, the patient experience is central to the product. New technologies, including AI, smaller displays with higher pixel density, portable graphic frameworks and more capable MCUs are driving innovation.
Integration of multiple technologies heralds a new era in smart healthcare
June 14, 2024
The ongoing advancement of digital technology is driving wearable devices towards medical-grade applications, making them an important reference for assessing patients' physical conditions.
Learn how AI and the latest CPM technologies optimize patient rehabilitation
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Avnet Staff
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February 21, 2024
Continuous passive motion (CPM) is now a critical part of patient rehabilitation. New technologies, including artificial intelligence, are helping medical OEMs take the next step to optimize patient therapy.
Using sound to capture medical data boosts device innovation
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Avnet Staff
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February 21, 2024
Wearable medical devices provide continuous body monitoring. Acoustic sensing is non-intrusive and the data supports early diagnosis and remote analysis. Are the stethoscope’s days numbered? That’s not likely, but new device opportunities abound.
Designers lead advances in CT scanning field
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Avnet Staff
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February 21, 2024
High resolution and low dose are two of the latest developments in computed tomography equipment used by medical professionals. Looking inside tells us how these innovations are being achieved.
Safer, targeted approaches to treat atrial fibrillation
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Avnet Staff
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February 21, 2024
Pulsed field ablation is a bold approach to treating atrial fibrillation. The control required is extreme, leading to innovative solutions and newly patented technologies gaining attention from doctors, patients and OEMs.
Monitor your heartbeat, safeguard your health
October 15, 2023
Take a closer look at heart rate monitors, especially the technology, applications, and development of optical heart rate monitors.
Key trends across the development of MedTech devices
September 18, 2023
The healthcare industry is facing a unique combination of challenges over the coming decades.
Intro to Standard Molex Products and How They Are Integrated into Medical Applications
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Jamie Pederson
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June 21, 2023
Interconnect technology is designed for nearly every application imaginable including medical products. Molex designs and develops cutting-edge standard products with the quality and reliability that meet the rigorous needs of the medical industry.
Operating environment drives temperature sensor selection in medical applications
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Avnet Staff
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April 10, 2023
Understanding a medical device’s operating environment and performance needs can result in a more optimal temperature sensor choice. This article looks at some key medical device applications and considerations for selecting a temperature sensor.
The rise of oximeters and other wearable medical devices
February 15, 2023
Wearable medical devices are set to become one of the largest and fastest growing markets in the world over the next decade. The technology has the potential to disrupt several parallel markets.
The IoT is ready for the era of virtual clinical trials
February 15, 2023
Clinical trials take time and money, but they also need participants and lots of data. The IoT is now being used to capture that data from participants virtually and to conduct clinical trials in the digital domain.
Seven strategies for designing wearable devices on an ultra-low power budget
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Philip Ling
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February 15, 2023
The design requirements for wearable devices are unique amongst embedded systems. Design engineers don’t have the freedom to trade size against weight, or performance for power.
Diagnostic wearables: Design challenges and opportunities
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Karen Field
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February 15, 2023
From the need to maintain small form factors and keep system power requirements low to concerns over data integrity and cost, the design space for diagnostic wearables is fraught with complexity.
IC Technology in Medical Equipment: Applications and Trends
December 15, 2022
Digital ICs have found many applications in electron medical equipment that relies on the collection, storage and transmission of electronic information.
Are wearables the killer app for energy harvesting technology?
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Karen Field
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October 13, 2022
As wearable devices grow in popularity, so does interest in energy harvesting technology as an alternative to battery power. Experts say it shouldn’t be an “all-or-nothing: proposition.
BCG Sensing Technology Brings You “Closer” to Your Heart
May 23, 2022
Professional medical terminals like BCG devices, which are both non-sensing and require minimal management, are bound to occupy an important place in the future wave of smart sensing, smart life and smart medical care.
Time-of-flight cameras make patient monitoring secure and private
January 14, 2022
A growing need exists for alternative solutions to patient monitoring applications in healthcare facilities. Time-of-flight cameras enable sensors to read position data of scenes within the field of view, but without identifying patient information.
Faster 4D Imaging with Heterogenous Computing
April 1, 2021
Medical imaging is one of the most valuable tools doctors have in detecting and diagnosing disease or anomalies in patients. Both 2D and 3D imaging play a big role in enabling medical professionals to deliver better clinical outcomes.
FPGA vs. GPU vs. CPU – hardware options for AI applications
March 31, 2021
Field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) deliver many advantages to artificial intelligence (AI) applications. How do graphics processing units (GPUs) and traditional central processing units (CPUs) compare?
In the post-pandemic era, where is the fulcrum point of the medical electronics market?
September 1, 2020
It is important to filter short-term market fluctuations in order to identify long-term developments in the post-pandemic medical electronics market.
How to win future battles against disease - Four case studies (Part 2)?
June 1, 2020
Opportunities are already emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic. While grasping these opportunities is no simple task, we can learn from the success stories of the recent past.
How to win future battles against disease - Four case studies (Part 1)?
June 1, 2020
The idea of using IoT technology to deploy healthcare resources more efficiently, to cover a wider population and to provide more convenient treatment services, has gained traction.
The story of Owlet
October 11, 2017
In 2012, Kurt Workman was a full-time chemical engineering major at Brigham Young University. Kurt’s aunt had just had twins, prematurely, so he and his wife were lending a helping hand whenever they could.
Worried about your elderly parent living alone at home?
September 10, 2017
New technologies can help the elderly to continue leading independent lives. Sensor-based systems using complex analytical methods are able to detect emergencies and call for help when necessary.