Our breadth of experience in RF, analog, power, digital board, FPGA, DSP, MCU, and interfaces combined with our detail-oriented design methodologies and documentation meshes well with a vast array of Medical and Scientific equipment designs. In the medical field, Nuvation has experience in ultrasound, MRI, Computed Radiography (CR), intravascular/intracardiac motor drive units, handhelds, and invasive robotic surgical equipment. We often co-develop with our mechanical engineering partners and FDA-certed EMS firms.
Nuvation typically take designs through verification while supporting your in-house teams for DMR/DHR, clinical trials, and validation. In the scientific market, Nuvation runs the gamut across various imaging and processing systems for drug discovery, DNA sequencing, and scientific image processing.
- Areas of Expertise:
- 510K and PMA Level 3 product development
- Medical imaging systems: MRI, Ultrasound, CR
- RF scalpels, imaging, isolation, and wireless
- Precision motor control
- Blood Glucose Meters
- Handheld electronics
- Scientific instrumentation
- PCI Cards
- USB, SCSI, ATA, and Firewire peripherals
- Ethernet, GbE
- Electro-Optical designs
Project Examples
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Intravascular Motor Drive Unit |
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7 compact PCBs integrated with mechanical motor drive, slip clutch, and drive sled |
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Precision motor control |
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RF isolation |
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High-reliability and DFM |
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FDA-certified plastics reducing friction and BOM cost |
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510k FDA-certification support through verification |
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Scientific Laser Diode Control |
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Bio-Medical Instrumentation application |
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488nm Laser Driver for Low-Power Laser Diode used in DNA sequencing application |
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Dual TEC Controllers |
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CPLD based digital state machine |
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100uA (12-bit) resolution |
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Ultra low-noise design |
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RF Impedance Measurement Tester |
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Measure impedance in microtitre plates for drug discovery application |
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12:1 analog switch multiplexer |
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Innovative architecture with miniature relay switch and PLD switch logic |
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Impedance characterization from 10KHz to 100MHz |
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Specialized PCB layout to match characterization |
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Computed Radiography System |
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Digital filmless X-Ray system |
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Mixed-signal boards with partitioning for opto-isolation |
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High-precision PLL management, ADC |
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High voltage circuitry |
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DMA engine in FPGA |
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Image processing using LUTs |
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PharLap RTOS |
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