Videos
Sparton's Cary Wood explains the benefits of refurbishment of medical devices
June 28, 2011 8:32 am | by MDTeditor | CommentsCary Wood, president and CEO of Sparton, discusses the contract manufacturing company's unique refurbishment offerings for medical device manufacturers. The company relies on its testing and engineering capabilities to help OEMs rejuvenate a device and return it to the field, ready to...
Farm and Hologic share insights on the design of a breast imaging system
June 28, 2011 8:32 am | by MDTeditor | CommentsNikolaos Gkanatsios, Ph.D., director & senior principal systems architect, breast imaging at Hologic, and Darrin Manke, director/program manager at Farm, provide insights into the challenges and successes that were experienced in the development of a breast tomosynthesis system. They...
MicroCare Medical's Jay Tourigny offers a new component cleaning solution
June 28, 2011 8:32 am | by MDTeditor | CommentsJay Tourigny, VP of Operations at MicroCare Medical, shows how the combination of an innovative solution with a vapor degreaser offers an excellent cleaning system for medical device manufacturers. The solution enables an effective clean on virtually any part geometry. Visit...
Shin-Etsu's Eric Bishop presents silicone that is chemically bonded to plastic in mold
June 28, 2011 8:32 am | by MDTeditor | CommentsEric Bishop, North American marketing manager for Shin-Etsu, shows a molded component that has a strip of silicone chemically bonded to it in mold. The bond is strong enough that the silicone fails before the bond when attempting to separate the silicone from the component. Visit...
NDC's Dave Niedermaier reviews the unique properties of nitinol material
June 28, 2011 8:32 am | by MDTeditor | CommentsDavid Niedermaier, VP of sales at Nitinol Devices & Components (NDC), offers several demonstrations of the unique properties of nitinol, including its thermal shape memory. The company provides the material to medical device manufacturers to utilize in the industry. Visit...
Evonik Cyro's Larry Gabriel discusses antimicrobial polymer
June 28, 2011 8:31 am | by MDTeditor | CommentsLarry Gabriel of Evonik Cyro shares the background to the story of the company's decision to introduce an antimicrobial polymer. The CYROLITE acrylic-based multipolymer compounds offer a number of advantages to medical device designers and manufacturers beyond the antimicrobial benefit....
China Array Plastics's Russel Johnson discusses high performance thermoplastics
June 28, 2011 8:31 am | by MDTeditor | CommentsRussel Johnson, president of China Array Plastics, talks about the company's capabilities and their high performance thermoplastics offerings. On display are several examples of their material solutions in real world medical device applications. Visit http://www.chinaarray.com for more...
Bayer's Bruce Fine introduces new material targeted at medical devices
June 28, 2011 8:31 am | by MDTeditor | CommentsBruce Fine, at the MD&M East 2011 show, discusses the benefits of a new Bayer MaterialScience material that's targeted to fulfilling the needs for medical device designers and manufacturers. The material is Makrolon 2258. Visit http://www.bayer.com for more information about Bayer MaterialScience.
Cincinnati Test Systems' Dave Kralovetz shows off the company's testing system solutions
June 28, 2011 8:31 am | by MDTeditor | CommentsCincinnati Test Systems offers custom and standard leak, flow, and functional test instruments. Dave Kralovetz shows some of the product solutions the company offers, including the CTS Blackbelt. Visit http://www.cincinnati-test.com for more information about CTS.
X-Fingers by Didrick Medical Inc.
May 13, 2011 11:30 am | by DanielDean111 | CommentsHere you can see a two finger assembly replacing the 3rd and 4th digits (middle and ring fingers).
X-Fingers for diabetics suffering from limb loss.
May 13, 2011 11:30 am | by DanielDean111 | CommentsDan Didrick has been developing new X-Finger designs which now accommodates more than 600 variations of assemblies. His initial design was able to replace 5th digits (pinky's) and he recently developed a breakthrough enabling 3rd and 4th digits to be fit much more accurately than ever...
Secant Medical Overview
May 4, 2011 6:36 am | by jk2608 | CommentsA detailed summary of Secant Medical's technology and how they work with their clients in the field of medical devices.
Nortech Systems' Paul Fink discusses the company's engineering services for medical devices
April 19, 2011 12:31 pm | by MDTeditor | CommentsPaul Fink, the life sciences business unit manager at Nortech Systems, talks about the expertise Nortech Systems offers in helping companies transition from the design phase to manufacturing. Development of supply chain, design for manufacturability, design for supply chain, and design...
Micheal Ginsberg leafs through the Qosina catalog and discusses component offerings
April 19, 2011 12:31 pm | by MDTeditor | CommentsQosina provides a large variety of components to medical device manufacturers, including luers, ports, caps, tuohy borst adapters, USP Class VI tubing, spikes, instrument guards, drip chambers, filters, hemostasis valves, plastisol connectors, check valves, and more. Micheal Ginsberg...
Secant Medical's Amy Woltman shows textile options for medical devices
April 19, 2011 12:31 pm | by MDTeditor | CommentsAmy Woltman discusses several examples of the weaves, knits, and braidings that Secant Medical is capable of producing for medical device applications, while Joannie Anthony provides some brief insights on the company. Visit http://www.secantmedical.com for more information about Secant Medical.
