A manufacturer of surgical instruments is using simple, canted coil springs to give doctors new insight into critical spinal procedures. Massachusetts-based Life Instruments Corp. designed springs into its Radiolucent Cervical Retractor. According to company president and CEO Larry Foley, the springs act as “markers” under x-ray, and allow for the integration of new polymer retractor…

An updated quick–reference guide published by Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. provides the latest information about the company’s SYGNUS® Implantable Contact System.   Using detailed images to illustrate applications such as cardiac defibrillation and spinal cord stimulation, the six-page “TMB-10” describes how the SYGNUS system can be used to maintain­ reliable connections in pacemakers, defibrillators, neuro­stimulators…