COMPAMED - The trade fair for suppliers and manufacturers of medical technologies invites you to Düsseldorf / Germany from 12 - 15 November 2018.

The transport of clinical samples requires the reliable protection of both the shipped sample and its environment. The right packaging plays a crucial role. We have visited the Versapak Company, which makes –among many other items- protective bags used for the safe transportation of clinical samples.

Wearables greatly help in the medical field to measure various parameters such as heart or respiratory rate – discreetly in the patient's everyday life. However, there are some devices that are perceived as uncomfortable or even disturbing. This can not only impair the well-being of the patient but also falsify the results. In our Special you will learn how wearables and their technology are getting lighter, more inconspicuous and thus can be used better.

The manufacturing of customized products takes time. Many components are produced away from the customer or end-user and can often not be delivered in a week's time – time that is often not available in medical cases such as an impending surgery. In the future, the Fraunhofer IPA aims to manufacture products right where they are needed. How? With a mobile factory system in a container!

By creating a new twist on fiber optic sensors, researchers in China have developed a smart, flexible photoacoustic imaging technique that may have potential applications in wearable devices, instrumentation and medical diagnostics.