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Chris Newmarker

Junkosha launching new fine wire and cable for catheters

October 16, 2019 By Chris Newmarker

Junkosha Multi-Filar cable catheters

Junkosha will use MD&M Minneapolis next week to launch its Multi-Filar fine wire and cable for catheters. The new technology could enable smaller, more flexible and higher-data-capacity catheters, according to the Tokyo-based company, which has U.S. offices in Irvine, Calif. and Kennett Square, Pa. The new cables have a capacity of up to … [Read more...] about Junkosha launching new fine wire and cable for catheters

Filed Under: Catheters, Components, Tubing Components Tagged With: junkosha

5 medical tubing manufacturing processes to achieve complex geometries

October 11, 2019 By Chris Newmarker

Telleborg medical tubing complex geometries

Medtech companies have demanded increasingly complex geometries in medical tubing. Here's a rundown of five manufacturing processes that could help them get there.  Dan Sanchez, Trelleborg Healthcare & Medical Here are several tubing processes that may be of interest to medical device designers: Geometric transition extrusion With … [Read more...] about 5 medical tubing manufacturing processes to achieve complex geometries

Filed Under: Extrusions, Tools Tagged With: geometric transition extrusion, micro-extrusion, multi-lumen, reinforced, Trelleborg

Raumedic focusing on PVC-free medical tubing

October 7, 2019 By Chris Newmarker

Raumedic PVC-free infusion kit

Raumedic (Helmbrechts, Germany) has been increasing its focus on developing PVC-free plastics for medical tubing, the company announced today. Raumedic, which has its U.S. headquarters in Mills River, N.C., has alternative materials without plasticizers that can be used in components used in applications including transfusions, pumps, gravity … [Read more...] about Raumedic focusing on PVC-free medical tubing

Filed Under: Materials Tagged With: PVC, raumedic

How geometric transition extrusion can reduce medical tubing risk

October 4, 2019 By Chris Newmarker

bifurcated GeoTrans extrusion Trelleborg Healthcare & Medical medical tubing geometric transition extrusion

Complex extrusions open up design, quality and performance possibilities for medical tubing products, such as catheters, wound drains and hemodialysis tubing. Dan Sanchez, Trelleborg Healthcare & Medical Many medical tubing designers are increasingly looking to geometric transition extrusions manufactured of high consistency rubber (HCR) … [Read more...] about How geometric transition extrusion can reduce medical tubing risk

Filed Under: Extrusions Tagged With: Trelleborg

How do flow dynamics work with extrusion tooling?

September 27, 2019 By Chris Newmarker

Guill Tool & Engineering extrusion tooling dead spots

Medical tubing makers need to carefully control and tune their extrusion tooling to very tight tolerances in a cost-efficient manner. Flow channel geometry plays a critical role.  Denis Finn, Guill Tool & Engineering The extrusion process brings with it several challenges, and a frontrunner is product quality, especially when it comes to … [Read more...] about How do flow dynamics work with extrusion tooling?

Filed Under: Extrusions, Machine Tool, Tools Tagged With: guill

Freudenberg Medical touting new catheter handle platforms, hemostasis valve at TCT 2019

September 20, 2019 By Chris Newmarker

Freudenberg Medical TCT 2019

Freudenberg Medical says it will have several new products to show off next week in San Francisco during TCT 2019, including two new catheter handle platforms and a new hemostasis valve. Products touted by the Carpinteria, Calif.–based contract manufacturer will include: The Composer Epic catheter handle platform includes what the company … [Read more...] about Freudenberg Medical touting new catheter handle platforms, hemostasis valve at TCT 2019

Filed Under: Catheters, Components Tagged With: Freudenberg Medical, TCT 2019

Tekni-Plex touting latest medical tubing offerings in growing China market

September 6, 2019 By Chris Newmarker

Natvar silicone tubing Tekni-Plex Medtec China

Tekni-Plex plans to tout its latest medical tubing offerings during Medtec China, Sept. 25–27 in Shanghai. Even as the U.S.-China trade war shows no signs of ending, American medical device companies are increasingly manufacturing in China for China as the country’s middle class expands and demands higher-quality healthcare. Tekni-Plex (Wayne, … [Read more...] about Tekni-Plex touting latest medical tubing offerings in growing China market

Filed Under: Silicone Tagged With: China, tekni-plex

Freudenberg Medical’s catheter handle platform is a big deal for its parent company

August 27, 2019 By Chris Newmarker

Freudenberg Medical Composer catheter handle platform

The Weinheim, Germany–based Freudenberg Group has honored its Freudenberg Medical business as an internal innovation award finalist for its Composer catheter handle platform. Company officials have touted the Composer platform as a way to take the handle out of the equation for catheter system creators. It includes finished steerable catheters … [Read more...] about Freudenberg Medical’s catheter handle platform is a big deal for its parent company

Filed Under: Catheters, Components, Product Development, Prototyping Tagged With: Freudenberg Medical

Polygon touting its PolyMed composite tubing

August 26, 2019 By Chris Newmarker

Polygon PolyMed composite tubing

Polygon (Walkerton, Ind.) plans to show off its PolyMed composite tubing for surgical applications during MD&M Minneapolis, Oct. 23–24. PolyMed tubing, according to Polygon, is ideal for a wide variety of applications including placement on electro-surgical devices (both monopolar and bipolar), surgical ablation tools, suction irrigation or … [Read more...] about Polygon touting its PolyMed composite tubing

Filed Under: Composites Tagged With: MD&M Minneapolis, polygon

Micro expands in New Jersey

August 23, 2019 By Chris Newmarker

Micro

Micro announced this month that it has opened a new 15,000-square-foot R&D center in a recently purchased building next to its present facilities in Somerset, N.J. The acquired 50,000-square-foot building will also serve as Micro's headquarters offices, allowing the company to optimize manufacturing in the two other locations next … [Read more...] about Micro expands in New Jersey

Filed Under: Metals, Product Development, Research & Development Tagged With: micro

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