Smiths Medical this week launched its Portex polyvinyl chloride tracheostomy tube and kit portfolio. The new polyvinyl chloride (PVC) tube portfolio has options for a variety of patients, according to the company. "Our goal was to create tracheostomy tubes and kits designed to help clinicians provide the best patient care. We're excited to … [Read more...] about Smiths Medical launches Portex tracheostomy tubes and kits
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MD&M West exhibitors you need to know
MD&M West — set for Feb. 11-13, 2020 — is billed as the largest medical device manufacturing event in the world. Now in its 35th year, it showcases hundreds of industry suppliers and attracts thousands of medical device industry insiders. Strolling around the show floor at the Anaheim Convention Center, in Anaheim, Calif., visitors will see … [Read more...] about MD&M West exhibitors you need to know
What is the best tubing for medical device applications?
Device designers have to investigate application parameters while also dealing with the product’s regulatory and compliance requirements to choose the right tubing. Here is the process for selecting the right tubing product and supplier for a given application. Alex Kakad, for NewAge Industries When selecting a tubing material for your … [Read more...] about What is the best tubing for medical device applications?
MD&M Minneapolis exhibitors you need to know
MD&M Minneapolis — held Oct. 23–24 this year — is one of the largest medical device manufacturing events in the Midwest, showcasing hundreds of industry suppliers. Thousands of medical device industry insiders, many based in the area, attend the show. Strolling around the show floor at the Minneapolis Convention Center, one gains an … [Read more...] about MD&M Minneapolis exhibitors you need to know
Junkosha launching new fine wire and cable for 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
These tiny ‘mirrors’ could make tracking catheters easier
Clinicians around the world perform millions of endovascular procedures per year, using catheters and guided by X-rays to place stents or remove blood clots. That's a lot of radiation for patients and physicians to endure, and the X-rays don't even provide the most precise images, according to Torben Pätz, a mathematician at the Fraunhofer … [Read more...] about These tiny ‘mirrors’ could make tracking catheters easier
From real estate agent to contract manufacturing president: How Marcia Coulson sells customer satisfaction
Marcia Coulson is the president of tubing, fittings and bag port manufacturer, Eldon James (Denver). Coulson has been with Eldon James for 31 years since the company’s founding in 1987. After selling real estate for 15 years, Coulson was looking for the opportunity to sell her own products. In 1987, she purchased a few molding machines and five … [Read more...] about From real estate agent to contract manufacturing president: How Marcia Coulson sells customer satisfaction
2 deaths reported in recall of 6 million Teleflex endotracheal tubes
Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) is recalling multiple models of its Hudson RCI Sheridan and Sheridan endotracheal tubes due to complaints of the Sheridan connector disconnecting from the breathing circuit. Two deaths and one injury have been reported to the company, according to the FDA. Each of the more than 6 million recalled tracheal tubes includes an … [Read more...] about 2 deaths reported in recall of 6 million Teleflex endotracheal tubes
8 medical device industry supplier innovations you need to know
Medical device innovation doesn’t just come from startups or big corporate R&D departments. Contract manufacturers and suppliers are increasingly playing a role, too. Long gone are the days when medical device industry suppliers simply produced or manufactured according to specifications. Companies are increasingly coming up with their own … [Read more...] about 8 medical device industry supplier innovations you need to know
Teleflex Medical OEM opens innovation centers in medtech hubs
Teleflex Medical OEM announced today that it has opened two EPIC Medtec Centers in Mansfield, Mass., and Maple Grove, Minn. — expanding its presence in two major U.S. medical device hubs. EPIC stands for engineering, prototyping, innovation and collaboration. The idea is to combine expert engineering talent and extensive, integrated capabilities, … [Read more...] about Teleflex Medical OEM opens innovation centers in medtech hubs
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