Beaumont Machine has opened a new manufacturing plant in Batavia, Ohio under the renewed leadership of its founder. Beaumont's electrical discharge machining (EDM) machines are used primarily for precision placement of the cooling and gas flow holes in various products, including metering and diffuser holes. They are used extensively in the … [Read more...] about Beaumont Machine relocates, starts new chapter
How innovative pump designs power intelligent balloon catheters
The next generation of intelligent balloon catheters depends on novel designs of ball-screw-driven pumps. Bruce Gretz, Steinmeyer Balloon catheters have long seen widespread use in cardiovascular applications. One of the first, decades ago, was intra-aortic. A balloon was implanted into the descending aorta and pressurized via a percutaneous … [Read more...] about How innovative pump designs power intelligent balloon catheters
Case study: Digital manufacturing helps medtech firm achieve launch and production goals
HemoSonics used Protolabs' 3D printing, CNC machining, and injection molding to quickly develop a blood analysis machine. By Nancy Crotti, Senior Editor A trio of Virginia researchers has developed an ultrasound system to detect and measure the stiffness of blood clots, with the help of quick-turn manufacturer Protolabs (NYSE:PRLB). Two … [Read more...] about Case study: Digital manufacturing helps medtech firm achieve launch and production goals
FDA clears Safe Medical Design’s urethral catheter
Safe Medical Design (San Francisco) said that FDA has cleared its Signal Catheter for commercialization in the United States. The 100% silicone foley catheter features a novel hub design allowing the catheter to reduce excessive balloon pressure in the event the catheter is improperly placed. Each year in the United States there are as many as … [Read more...] about FDA clears Safe Medical Design’s urethral catheter
Confluent Medical acquires Tube Hollows International
Confluent Medical Technologies (Fremont, Calif.) said it has acquired Tube Hollows International (Windham, Maine) and launched a "High-Performance Nitinol Tubing Center of Excellence." Confluent Medical said it established the center in response to increasing market demand for high-performance nitinol tubing in challenging applications such as … [Read more...] about Confluent Medical acquires Tube Hollows International
Mack Molding picks Tulip for manufacturing apps
Mack Molding said it is expanding its relationship with the manufacturing app platform Tulip. Tulip's cloud-based platform augments the productivity of Mack's workforce with shop-floor apps, industrial IoT and real-time analytics, according to Arlington, Vermont-based Mack. "It is similar to a manufacturing execution system, only … [Read more...] about Mack Molding picks Tulip for manufacturing apps
FDA clears Imperative Care’s stroke treatment catheters
Stroke-treatment startup Imperative Care (Campbell, Calif.) said it has landed FDA approval for its first line of access catheters. Access to brain blood vessels can be challenging because of the brain’s highly complex and twisted vascular structure. The catheters were designed to deliver interventional treatments during minimally invasive … [Read more...] about FDA clears Imperative Care’s stroke treatment catheters
Spectrum Plastics adds overmolding at Utah plant
Spectrum Plastics Group said today that it has begun to offer value-added overmolding at its Apollo Medical operation in Sandy, Utah. The Alpharetta, Ga.-based company added four new injection molding machines ranging from 11 to 55 tons, at Apollo. The machines are suitable for injection molding of highly precise products, including dilator and … [Read more...] about Spectrum Plastics adds overmolding at Utah plant
How to ensure the structural integrity of multi-layer polymer tubing
When designing a co-extruded multi-layer tube for an intravascular application, the final physical properties of the polymers used are not the only factor. For optimal extrusion, it is also important to consider the effects of the viscosity, the polymers’ melt temperatures, and their placement in the structure. Steve Maxson, Spectrum Plastics … [Read more...] about How to ensure the structural integrity of multi-layer polymer tubing
Vascular catheter construction: Reviewing the basics and what’s new
Advances in catheter components are paving the way for improved, more sophisticated devices. A super-thin-walled PTFE catheter base liner presents new opportunities for smaller devices. MRI-compatible LCP braiding is stronger than previous non-metal braidings and rivals the strength of some stainless steel braidings. Kevin … [Read more...] about Vascular catheter construction: Reviewing the basics and what’s new
