Medical designers face a complex realm of diverse applications and performance environments for the devices they develop. An aging population, a greater number of healthcare settings, and increasing demand for smarter, more convenient devices are factors keeping designers on their toes as they face continual competitive pressure for equipment that is faster and smarter, with unmatched performance and precision.
These complex devices also must work closely with the human body, blending sophisticated digital components with the realities of the analog patient. For this reason, resistors – passive components that oppose the flow of electrical current – play a critical role in medical designs. Each active integrated circuit (IC) requires as many as 20 resistors in a medical device design. Off-the-shelf resistors are often insufficient, driving designers to specialized components purpose-built to handle diverse medical challenges such as high voltage and magnetic interference.
TT Electronics plc (LON:TTG) is a provider of engineered electronics applications for performance-critical applications. The Company works with customers in the industrial, medical, aerospace and defence, and transportation sectors.
