Here are seven key design and development considerations you need to keep in mind for catheters with steerability. Anthony Appling, Freudenberg Medical As medical technology continues to advance, physicians who specialize in minimally invasive procedures also have advancing expectations. They want better performance and improved functionality in … [Read more...] about Incorporating steerability into your catheter: Here’s what you need to know
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Sensirion completes development of single-use liquid flow sensor
Sensirion has announced that product development for its single-use liquid flow sensor LD20 has been completed and is ready for production. The flow sensor is designed to quickly and precisely measure the lowest flow rates and has already received a number of international awards. The sensor is compact and cost-effective and can be used for a … [Read more...] about Sensirion completes development of single-use liquid flow sensor
Tekni-Plex touting tubing and compounds at Medtec China
Tekni-Plex’s business units will be presenting its latest medical device tubing and compounds at Medtec China. The event is scheduled to take place Sept. 20–22 in Shanghai, China. Natvar is touting its full line of precision-crafted tubing solutions. It will include Natvar’s newest microextrusion alternative for neurovascular interventional … [Read more...] about Tekni-Plex touting tubing and compounds at Medtec China
Zeus touts extremely thin-walled extrusions
Zeus Industrial Products announced that it has launched its new PTFE Sub-Lite-Wall Streamliner extrusion series. The Sub-Lite-Wall adds to Zeus’ line of extremely thin-walled extrusions and represents the latest breakthrough in the company’s catheter line. The product line further advances the company’s catheter design that improves patient care … [Read more...] about Zeus touts extremely thin-walled extrusions
Tekni-Plex announces new $15 million China manufacturing facility
Tekni-Plex said today that it has invested $15 million in a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility near Shanghai, in Suzhou, China. The new facility is meant to meet the growing needs of the Asia-Pacific medical device and pharmaceutical market, according to Wayne, Pa.–based Tekni-Plex. Some production is already underway at the more than … [Read more...] about Tekni-Plex announces new $15 million China manufacturing facility
Shin-Etsu Silicones launches Sil-X-Shintm extrusion series for tubing applications
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America (SESA) has recently announced the launch of their newest HCR (High Consistency Rubber) product line Sil-X-ShinTM Silicone Elastomers. The platinum, addition-cure series includes two distinct HCR extrusion versions: Methyl-Vinyl and Phenyl Silicone specifically engineered for extruded tubing and profiles and designed … [Read more...] about Shin-Etsu Silicones launches Sil-X-Shintm extrusion series for tubing applications
TE Connectivity acquires MicroGroup
TE Connectivity has acquired MicroGroup, a Medway, Mass.–based provider of precision metal shafts for medical devices. The deal, which TE Medical SVP and general manager Paraic Curtis announced in a message to customers on May 1, is but the latest in a number of acquisitions TE has made in recent years to strengthen its medical device design and … [Read more...] about TE Connectivity acquires MicroGroup
10 companies with interesting technology at BIOMEDevice Boston
Updated May 5, 2017 BIOMEDevice Boston provided an opportunity for over 4,000 engineers and executives and 400 suppliers in New England’s design and manufacturing industry to connect. It annual event is an industry showcase created by UBM in partnership with Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council (MassMEDIC). The event – which ran May … [Read more...] about 10 companies with interesting technology at BIOMEDevice Boston
Maguire vacuum resin dryer handles more molding, extrusion applications
A new vacuum resin dryer enables more molding and extrusion processors to obtain the substantial advantages of vacuum dryers over conventional desiccant systems, including lower operating cost, increased efficiency and greater control over the drying process, according to the vacuum dryer's maker Maguire Products. The VBD 300 vacuum dryer from … [Read more...] about Maguire vacuum resin dryer handles more molding, extrusion applications
Micro-manufacturing: 5 things you need to know
The health outcomes that minimally invasive surgical devices provide – shorter hospital stays and recovery periods – are as remarkable as the micro-manufacturing methods that produced the devices. Micro-manufacturing involves more than making conventional tooling smaller. Micro-extrusions and micro-molding also involve ultra-fine wires and … [Read more...] about Micro-manufacturing: 5 things you need to know
