Gabe Cherry, Senior Writer, Michigan Engineering

A study published in BI&T found that an attacker located near freezers for storing vaccines could use electromagnetic interference to fool temperature sensors into giving false readings. The FDA's Acting Director of Medical Device Cybersecurity recommends five preventative steps.

Sopheak Srun and Molly Swanson

Medical device sterilization specialists describe how the combination of aseptic processing and terminal sterilization results in a lower risk to the patient compared with aseptic processing alone. A STERILIZATION CENTRAL feature.

Randolph Fillmore

The FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) has issued an updated and final guidance on the medical device De Novo request and classification process.

Jennifer Peters

Head of Global Regulations & Standards for Philips Elisabeth George was recently announced as the 2021 recipient of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Röntgen Award.

Martha Vockley

The U.S. FDA  has approved almost a dozen medical extended reality (MXR) technologies such as 3D virtual scenes for use in rehabilitation, visualization and planning, and surgical applications. Take a look "behind the scenes" at the Administration's plans for this unique tool.

Martha Vockley

The latest edition of the Acute Dialysis: Survey Readiness Handbook is now available as an indispensable source of guidance for dialysis professionals. According to the authors, the document has underdone a "tremendous amount of updating" to keep up with the field.

Chris Hayhurst

Using a visual dashboard and a four-step process, HTM leaders at Banner Health improved their ability to track when and where devices are being used. The result aided in their response during a surge in COVID-19 patients. One of 2021's Bright Ideas.

Gavin Stern

A fun Q and A with Sam Alameda, program manager, shared services on AAMI's standards team.

Gavin Stern

A fun Q and A with Chenai Maguwah, senior manager, shared services on AAMI's standards team.

Fran Kritz

A study published in the journal Scientific Reports describes a virtual reality (VR) device intended to make MRI imaging easier for those who have difficulty tolerating the closed, noisy spaces of an MRI machine, as well as enable radiologists to capture more precise and useable images.

Chris Hayhurst

A highly successful cadetship program in Queensland, Australia has striking similarities to AAMI's new U.S. national BMET Apprenticeship Program. A co-founder of the Australian program explored what makes such a program successful with AAMI.

AAMI mourns the passing of Philip Schneider, a leader, mentor, and friend to many within the sterilization community.

Christopher Gates

Director of Product Security Christopher Gates shares his insights on how the software bill of materials (SBOM) can help reduce preplanted cybersecurity vulnerabilities in medical devices. A CYBERINSIGHTS feature.

Chris Hayhurst

In just the past few months, the ground has shifted in the debate over medical device servicing, often referred to as "right to repair." The big question now is: What’s next?

Axel Wirth

Warning signs of a baby’s distress during birth were allegedly missed due to an ongoing ransomware attack, resulting in the death of the baby. Axel Wirth describes how this painfully tragic event serves as an important reminder that reactive cybersecurity practices are simply not enough. A CYBERINSIGHTS feature.

Gavin Stern

"I take pride in everything I work on from simple to challenging—and as much as a challenge frustrates me, it thrills me!" says Madeline Rozsa, biomedical technologist at Kingston Health Sciences Centre in Ontario, Canada.

Gavin Stern

No matter what role you have in HTM, to be successful, you have to have "good communication and project management skills, patience, and a commitment to ensuring the medical equipment is safe and reliable," says Heidi Horn vice president of healthcare product marketing at Nuvolo.

Gavin Stern

Renee Gordon is an intern at Baystate Health in the UConn Clinical Engineering Program. "Being curious about and willing to learn about new technology and also being adaptable are characteristics that a successful HTM professional should have," she says.

Gavin Stern

Don Armstrong has been an HTM professional for nearly four decades, after falling into the field. Literally. 

Gavin Stern

What does every HTM professional need? According to Colleen Haugen-Ortiz, HTM quality specialist at GE, that's "a good multi-head screwdriver."