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Reliability is Everything

Released by maxon 08.07.19

Medical technology is a key market for maxon. Many of our drives are used in insulin pumps. What exactly do our motors do in these devices? To find out, we went to visit Ypsomed, a leading manufacturer of insulin pumps.

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When is a Standard not a Standard?

maxon motor has become well known in the small precision drive market for its large catalogue of standard products. However, most people will not be aware that around 80% of product supplied worldwide is modified in some way or another. DOWNLOAD T…
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A Different Kind of Superhero

Bionicman is a different kind of superhero. His futuristic prosthetic hand lends him superhuman powers. He uses these powers to give children with disabilities more confidence—and cool, 3D-printed hands. DOWNLOAD TO LEARN MORE>>>>…
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A Greek exoskeleton for Cybathlon

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The Bionic Glove

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A Spotless Room

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A Fossil as a Friend

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Roboy brought to life.

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This Prosthetic Leg is Highly Intelligent

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Water Jet Technology For Better Wound Healing

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Controlled Naturally

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Students develop a hip mounted exoskeleton

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Morphological Approaches In Medical Technology

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The High-Tech Baby That Saves Lives

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The Pace Maker

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The World of Prosthetics is an Engineer's Paradise

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Dental Endodontic Obturation Device Incorporates a

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DC Motor Selection Automated Patient Transfer Devi

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Surgical Simulators

Surgical simulators that impart the actual feeling of performing surgery provide obvious training benefits.
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Portable Ultrasound Probe System

Plug-and-play probe connects to any computer’s USB port for instant ultrasound use.
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Human-Like Bipedal Walking Robot

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Surgical Robots

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Service Robots Use Flat Motors

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Robotic snake-arm flies into tight spaces.

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Minimally Invasive Tissue Removal System

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Intensity-Modulated Radiosurgery System

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Respiration therapy with maxon motors.

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Implantable medication delivery systems: Where eve

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Trusting the next step.

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Robotic Rib Spreading Tool to help patients hurt l

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Circulatory Support without Surgery for Heart Fail

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Robotic exoskeleton: For a better quality of life.

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Efficient pump system for improved quality of life

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Three Multileaf Collimators

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