Instructables - The Online Repository of User Generated Hacks and DIY Instruction has a wonderful DIY Instructable on building your own Low Cost Bili-Light Radiometer for only $38.74 in parts costs. Sure beats the $2K a Olympus Bilimeter sells for.
The Parts List Consists of the following:

34mm Blue Colored Glass Filter x 2
Pegasus Associates Lighting PCGF-MR11-BLU 2 [...]

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I know this isnt Biomed related, but its just too cool to not share (and technically, if you think about it, it kinda, might be, maybe related).
Check this out:

 
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Instructables - The Online Repository of User Generated Hacks and DIY Instruction has a wonderful DIY/Hack on replacing Surgical Lamp Bulbs (you know those bulbs that cost more then we make in one week) with a simple LED Circuit. The DIY/Hack was submitted by a couple of students from Duke University’s Biomedical Engineering Program for their  [...]

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Fluke Biomedical has submitted the new Impluse 7010 Defib Analyzer Accessory for FDA 510(k) clearance. The Impulse 7010 Accessory for the Impluse 7000DP Defib Analyzer is the only product available today that has the ability to test defibrillators beyond 175 Ohms.
I was curious as to why Defibrillator Analyzers and accessories needed 510(k) clearance, so I contact Fluke Biomedical and this [...]

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Hakko has introduced a new soldering iron tip cleaner that will make our job soldering components easier and cleaner.

The HAKKO 599B cleans your soldering iron tips without water! The 599B is made from coils of brass, which is softer than the tip plating yet harder than the oxidation that forms on the tip. To clean [...]

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IEEE - Spectrum has a great article on the history and science of the Cardiac Defibrillator. The article title “Idiot-Proofing the Defibrillator” gives a little Anatomy & Physiology, and then proceeds to discuss an AED and its use, the history and engineering behind the defibrillator. Its actually pretty interesting.
Did you know that in the early [...]

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NEMA The Association of Electrical and Medical Imaging Equipment Manufacturers has published a white paper on UL1069 Edition 7 Standard for Hospital Signaling and Nurse Call Equipment.
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Signaling Protection and Communication Section, Healthcare Communications Group, has published a White Paper on UL 1069 Edition 7 Standard for Hospital Signaling and Nurse Call [...]

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Ernst & Young have published their first ever Pulse Of The Industry for the Medical Device Sector.
Here is the abstract:
Investment and growth in US medical technology industry remains strong despite challenging public markets
 
Private investment in the US medical technology (medtech) industry has remained strong over the past 18 months, despite a precipitous drop in public [...]

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