Medical Design

Non-DEHP Materials: A technical review of non-DEHP and Phthalate free materials for medical applications

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:00:00 EDT

Medical OEM’s are continually challenged with ever changing regulatory issues regarding material selection. One of the most widely used plasticizers for PVC, DEHP, has received much criticism for its possible adverse affects on human health and the environment. Recent regulations in the U.S. and Europe have banned DEHP for use in certain applications and could possibly affect the medical industry in the near future. Mark Colton from Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics will be presenting a technical review on the key issues involved in selecting a non-DEHP alternative material.

Simulation-Driven Product Development: Will Form Finally Follow Function?

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:24:00 EDT

3D models and up-front simulation are driving detailed design in CAD and engineers are bringing competitive products to market more quickly, easily, and efficiency.

Medical Edge June 23, 2009

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:29:00 EDT

Medical devices and drugs are usually thought of as "safe when used as directed." However, this statement turns a bit ironic when it comes to the recent passage of regulations giving the FDA authority over the advertising, marketing, and manufacturing of tobacco products

Orchid Design Accelerates Time to Market for Medical Devices With In-house 3D Printing Technology

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:00:00 EDT

In this complimentary webinar, learn how to: develop better quality and understand the manufacturability of designs, reduce overall product development timelines, delivering innovations to market faster, and drive more revenue and ultimately increase repeat business.

Medical Edge June 16, 2009

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:16:00 EDT

Among the greatest advancements in rapid prototyping is that of desktop 3D printing. Objet Geometries, Billerica, MA, recently introduced the Alaris, a desktop 3D printer that uses layered PolyJet Technology to deliver high-quality, low-cost parts

Wire-EDMs for medical devices

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:59:00 EDT

Fanuc iD Series wire-EDM machines from Methods Machine Tools, , Sudbury, MA, provide the cutting speeds, accuracy, and surface finishes for the production of medical devices

Power supply meets medical and ITE safety standards

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:57:00 EDT

PM60 Series ac/dc power supplies from Protek Power North America, Hudson, MA, offer up to 64 W of performance and compliance to EN60101-1 medical safety standards and EN60950-1 ITE safety standards

Needle makes injections safer

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:54:00 EDT

Hundreds of people are injured each year when hypodermic needles go too far under their skin during medical treatment

Cleanroom expansion announced

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:52:00 EDT

In response to growing demand by medical-device customers, PTI Engineered Plastics, Inc, < http://www.teampti.com> Macomb, MI, is expanding its “controlled manufacturing environment.”

Customized RFID tag tracks medical telemetry devices

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:50:00 EDT

RadarFind, Corp, a Morrisville, NC-based healthcare technology company, has introduced an industry first – a Real Time Location System (RTLS) for tracking cardiac telemetry devices used to monitor a patient’s heart rate and transmit that information usually to a nurse’s station

Surgical site infections targeted by innovator

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:47:00 EDT

Worl-Med Technologies Co, a Pittsburgh-based startup specializing in the application of colloidal and silver ion technologies, is completing in vivo trials of a silver-ion mist device

Still time to register for desktop 3D printing webinar

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:05:00 EDT

Medical Edge June 09, 2009

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:12:00 EDT

The term "direct digital manufacturing (DDM)" covers several relatively new manufacturing techniques that build-up 3D plastic or metal parts, layer-by-layer, directly from CAD data

Taking the Guesswork out of Pneumatic Control

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:10:00 EDT

This white paper takes you through air logic design with basic design instruction, and at the same time, provides the necessary information to tailor the design for your specific needs.

Meetings

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Aug 10-12, The 2009 Materials and Processes for Medical Devices Conference will bring together innovators who envision, create, and apply devices for cardiovascular, orthopaedic, neurological, and pulmonary applications. Presentations will focus on engineering and manufacturing challenges associated with current medical devices and improvements for next-generation devices. The event will be held at

Online piezo shopping

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT

PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P., announces its Piezo Basics online store (http://store.pi-usa.us). The company is a manufacturer of nanopositioning and precision motion control equipment, and its online store will provide basic piezo products and starter kits to make it easier for researchers and industrial designers to get started with nanopositioning applications. All parts offered in the store are

Micromolding: Ensuring proper material properties

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT

There are more factors involved in selecting a thermoplastic material and molder for micromolded components than for macro applications because as parts get smaller, the relative effects of manufacturing processes increase. To start, here is a brief refresher on the basics of thermoplastics. Thermoplastics can be divided into two primary categories amorphous and semicrystalline materials. Common amorphous

Integrated development team hastens progress

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Well, the short version is that 97 percent of the respondents operated the device successfully and administered the dose with absolutely no instructions or training, said the moderator from the user research team. This put a smile on the face of Rick Gillespie, program director, West Pharmaceutical Services' Advanced Injection Systems (AIS) unit. This was the initial result after multi-day usability

Tech Spotlight: Micromolding

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT

When small is not enough A medical-device company required a component with a tight tolerance; it turned to Phillips Plastics Corp. The component was a fastener engineered for a surgical anchor used to attach a mesh patch to internal tissue for repair, says Phillips' Micromolding Manager Dave Munkwitz. Because the component was so tiny, it required a tolerance of 0.0005 in. Component stack-up heights

China, player in the global market

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT

China's current way of doing business is sometimes called capitalism with Chinese characteristics because companies there are now state or individually owned, or a combination of both. This combination of East meets West has brought China close to its goal of becoming a major global player in medical manufacturing. Perhaps nowhere was this more evident than at the recent Chinese Medical Equipment