Medical - News

May 15, 2008 - Davis-Standard Lab Line Supports Medical Tubing Developments

A sophisticated lab line at Davis-Standard's Technical Center in Pawcatuck, Connecticut, is engineered to support new applications in medical tubing technology including higher rates for commodity products and catheters with tighter tolerances. The line, installed in September 2007, is equipped for research and development processes ranging from screw design to the extrusion capability of specific polymers, materials such as FPVC, PEEK, PEBAX, fluoropolymers and other medical grade resins.
May 14, 2008 - Launch of Stabilitysolutions™ Product Line of Barrier Bottles

Alcan Global Pharmaceutical Packaging, part of Rio Tinto Alcan's packaging unit, has launched a new StabilitySolutions™ product line of high barrier plastic bottles. The product development and production come from the Alcan Packaging plastics business headquartered in Pennsauken, New Jersey.
May 08, 2008 - Austin-Based Company Develops First Plastic Bottles Free of Estrogenic Activity

Austin-based PlastiPure will introduce today at the All Things Organic (ATO) trade show the FIRST plastic bottles completely free of estrogenic activity (EA). PlastiPure's patented technology allows for the production of resins free of all estrogenic activity and manufacturing methods that avoid dangerous additives to produce safer plastics.
May 06, 2008 - Engineer Develops Thermosuit For Rapid Cooling Of Critically Ill Patients

A University of Rhode Island biomedical engineering professor has launched a company to market a unique system he co-invented that rapidly reduces one's body temperature in emergency situations to aid in recovering from heart attacks and other serious illnesses.
May 05, 2008 - 'Rainbow' Lasers Light Up the Future

University scientists have created the next generation of low cost light sources - lasers which can be tuned to every colour of the rainbow.
May 02, 2008 - Silicone Tubing & Hose Now Available in Medical Grades from NewAge® Industries

NewAge Industries now offers medical-grade silicone tubing and hose for applications such as medical devices, pharmaceutical processing, laboratory uses, surgical drains, peristaltic pumps, dental equipment, blood and biological fluid handling, dialysis machinery, even food and beverage uses. The tubing (unreinforced) and hose (braid reinforced) are manufactured in-house and well stocked for immediate or JIT shipment.
Apr 29, 2008 - DSM Acquires PTG to Expand its Fast Growing Biomedical Materials Business

Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, announces an agreement to acquire The Polymer Technology Group, Inc. (PTG) of Berkeley (California, United States). Through the acquisition of privately-held PTG, DSM obtains a leading position in the field of biomedical polymers, one of DSM's future key growth areas.
Apr 25, 2008 - FDA Clears First Medical Product Made From Yulex® Natural Rubber

Yulex Corporation, a company that produces natural rubber found to be safe for medical devices, received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the first medical device made from guayule, a desert crop native to the U.S. Southwest. The examination gloves made with patented Yulex® natural rubber, and cleared by the FDA, do not contain proteins associated with allergic reactions to latex products from Hevea brasiliensis, and are naturally Hevea latex-free.
Apr 23, 2008 - Innovative, Sustainable Self Reinforced Plastics from Future Plas

Self-reinforced plastics are a new family of composite materials, where the polymer matrix is reinforced by highly oriented polymer fibres, usually derived from the same polymer. Self-reinforced plastics (SRPs) have enhanced strength and stiffness compared to unreinforced plastics and they have improved recyclability and reduced weight compared to glass fibre-reinforced plastics.
Apr 17, 2008 - Needle Trap - Effective Protection Against Needlestick Injuries

Used cannulas and syringe needles are a constant danger to the staff of physicians' offices, laboratories and hospitals. Gerresheimer Wilden GmbH has developed a needle-protection device that can be manufactured as cheaply as a normal label.
Apr 16, 2008 - Dow Reveals Health and Hygiene Product Applications for INFUSE™ Olefin Block Copolymers at INDEX 08

This week Dow delivers a series of technical presentations at the INDEX 08 exhibition in Geneva detailing how its INFUSE™ Olefin Block Copolymers (OBCs) can create powerful new product application opportunities for brand owners and converters in the health and hygiene market segment.
Apr 15, 2008 - Automation Solutions for Reliable and Validatable Packaging

At Interpack 2008, for the first time Siemens Drive Technologies will be exhibiting concepts and e-pedigree solutions for an electronic pedigree in the packaging process. Automatic identification of all packaging components and process assurance with Machine Vision ensures the uninterrupted traceability that is required above all in the pharmaceutical industry.
Apr 15, 2008 - Reduced Friction for Less Pain

With their extraordinary adaptability and versatility, coatings made of polyurethane (PU) have conquered one area of application after another since their invention over 70 years ago. They are now poised for their next coup: They will soon be used to give such articles as catheters, leads and endoscopes particularly low-friction surfaces that are also resistant to mechanical and thermal stresses.
Apr 14, 2008 - Consistent Automation Solutions for Packaging Lines

At Interpack 2008, Siemens Drive Technologies is exhibiting integrated drive and automation concepts with standardized communication solutions for packaging machines and packaging lines. For handling modules, Siemens is presenting the path interpolation integrated in the Simotion Motion Control System in conjunction with the Simatic Visionscape machine vision system. As well as this, concepts such as the Optimized Packaging Line (OPL) for the integrated automation of packaging lines will also be on show.
Apr 11, 2008 - New AEROSIL® Product Line to be Introduced Worldwide Detailed Technical Presentations around the World

AEROSIL® fumed silicas from Evonik serve as reinforcing fillers in silicone rubber applications improving mechanical properties such as tensile strength, tear resistance and, almost incidentally, ensures that the rubber has good transparency. To further expand the range of specialty applications, the leading specialty chemicals group now presents a new generation of silicas - AEROSIL® 200 SP and AEROSIL® 300 SP. These have the advantage of creating even greater transparency in the end products.
Apr 09, 2008 - AVESTHAGEN LIMITED and DuBiotech to Enter into a Joint Venture

AVESTHAGEN LIMITED, India's leading knowledge-based Life Sciences Company and TECOM Investments FZ LLC acting through its Dubai Biotechnology and Research Park (DuBiotech) signed an over-arching framework agreement to join forces to market and launch new products furthering the growth and development of biotechnology. In this joint effort, longstanding knowledge from traditional Indian medicine and state-of-the-art genomic research, and a diverse array of technologies will be integrated in a focused manner to bring innovative solutions to predictive, preventive and personalised healthcare to mankind.
Apr 08, 2008 - Bluestar Silicones Introduces Three New Soft and Durable Liquid Silicone Rubber Products

Bluestar Silicones introduces a new range of Silbione® brand soft liquid silicone rubber (LSR) products for the healthcare market.
Apr 08, 2008 - Cost-Effective and Sustainable Production of Coated Parts Facilitated by Conductive Nylon Grade

The switch to a conductive grade of DuPont™ Zytel® nylon for the manufacture of lighting fixtures has helped Philips Lighting B.V. of Winterswijk (the Netherlands) achieve its aesthetic, production and sustainability requirements and has resulted in the approval of Zytel® CDV for future Philips lighting applications.
Apr 07, 2008 - GKF HiProTect - Innovative Containment Capsule Filling Machine for Highly Potent Substances

Bosch Packaging Technology extends its GKF series with the HiProTect, a fully integrated containment capsule filling system for processing potent substances. The new GKF HiProTect meets the growing need of pharmaceutical researchers and manufacturers for a true containment solution. The design of the GKF HiProTect prevents contact between the operator and potent substances, eliminating the need for expensive and awkward air suits, masks and other safety equipment.
Apr 04, 2008 - SurModics Announces First Human Use of SynBiosys™ Biodegradable Polymer on CardioMind Drug-Eluting Stent

SurModics, Inc., a leading provider of surface modification and drug delivery technologies to the healthcare industry, announced that the SynBiosys™ biodegradable drug delivery polymer system was incorporated in a first in-human trial evaluating a new small vessel stent. The stent, developed by CardioMind, Inc., of Sunnyvale, CA, allows cardiologists to treat blood vessels with diameters smaller than 2.75 mm. The implant procedures were performed at St. Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, as part of CardioMind's CARE II clinical trial.
Apr 03, 2008 - New Prevas Disposable Dosing System for Filling Liquid Pharmaceuticals Reduces Validation and Production Costs

Bosch Packaging Technology introduces the Prevas Disposable Dosing System for filling liquid pharmaceuticals. The Prevas system is designed for installation on liquid filling lines for vials, ampoules, and syringes. The system features a completely disposable product path and incorporates a bulk product bag, a positive displacement-rolling diaphragm pump, filling needles and tubes into one assembly.
Apr 03, 2008 - Solvay Advanced Polymers Rolls Out Gamma Radiation Stabilized Ixef® Polyarylamide - Available in Colors

Solvay Advanced Polymers, makers of more plastics with more performance, debuted its new grade of gamma radiation stabilized Ixef® polyarylamide (PARA) available in eight stock colors - white, grey, blue, green, red, brown, light grey and black. The new grade is aimed at medical device manufacturers serving the needs of hospitals and healthcare networks that are looking to reduce system costs and minimize the transfer of infections.
Apr 01, 2008 - New Dyneema Purity® UG Grade Delivers Enhanced Performance to Support Long-Term Strength of Implants

At the World Biomaterials Congress, 28th May till 1st June , DSM will introduce an important expansion of its high-performance Dyneema Purity® polyethylene fiber portfolio that is targeted to provide increased lifetime and 25 percent greater strength than the original product.
Mar 31, 2008 - Dow Showcases INFUSE™ Olefin Block Copolymers for Health & Hygiene Applications at INDEX 08 in Geneva

Dow is demonstrating its commitment to the global Health and Hygiene market segment with an expanded presence at INDEX 08 (Geneva, April 15-18). Held every three years, INDEX is one of the largest exhibitions for the nonwovens industry worldwide.
Mar 31, 2008 - New Dynemma Purity® TG Grade Enables Smaller Implants for Next-Generation Surgical Techniques

At the World Biomaterials Congress, 28th May till 1st June , DSM will launch a new grade of its high-performance Dyneema Purity® polyethylene fiber portfolio that offers the same high specific strength as existing grades at significantly thinner diameters.
Mar 31, 2008 - Self-Assembled Materials Form Mini Stem Cell Lab

Imagine having one polymer and one small molecule that instantly assemble into a flexible but strong sac in which you can grow human stem cells, creating a sort of miniature laboratory. And that sac, if used for cell therapy, could cloak the stem cells from the human body's immune system and biodegrade upon arriving at its destination, releasing the stem cells to do their work.
Mar 25, 2008 - Introducing Kynar® PVDF Basket Strainers For Corrosive and High-Purity Fluid Flow

Basket strainers made of Kynar® PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) are now available exclusively from Micromold Products, Inc. and its distributors. With higher capacity than Y-Strainers, these units capture substantial un-dissolved solids, thereby extending the life of expensive downstream equipment and reducing down time in the chemical process industries.
Mar 19, 2008 - STAAR Surgical's Collamer® IOL Designated as a New Technology Intraocular Lens by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

STAAR Surgical Company, a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of minimally invasive ophthalmic products, announced that the Afinity Collamer® Aspheric foldable intraocular lens (IOL) Model CQ2015A has been designated as a New Technology Intraocular Lens (NTIOL) by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Mar 14, 2008 - Biocompatible, High Strength Plastic Available for Direct Digital Manufacturing or Prototyping

Stratasys announced the availability of ABS-M30i, a new biocompatible material for use with its FDM 400mc™ prototyping and production system. The announcement was made in conjunction with the MEDTEC Show in Stuttgart, where Stratasys is exhibiting at the alphacam stand, number 1838, in Halle 6.
Mar 13, 2008 - New Division Announced Devoted to Reducing Cost of Medical Components for OEMs

Smart Sourcing, Inc., (SSI) the manufacturing cost reduction company, has added a new division that will enable companies in the United States to outsource medical device component manufacturing and assembly to Asia by using SSI's Support-Sourcing™ program. The announcement was made by David Hale, president, Smart Sourcing, Inc.