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Adhesives as seals

Medical-device adhesives can sometimes seal and bond better than welding or mechanical assembly...

Microminiature silicon seals and parts

Silicone seals and parts including O-rings, gaskets, face seals, housing seals, filter seals, and custom shapes come in a wide range of colors and target a variety of medical-device applications...

Custom gaskets

A variety of precision die-cut, molded, and extruded parts such as gaskets, seals, laminates, insulators, O rings, and medical foam come in flexible, nonmetallic materials...

Silicon gaskets

Compression-molded silicon gaskets and injectionmolded liquid-silicone rubber components feature high-performance flexing capabilities for mechanical requirements inside medical devices...

Remote motor system drives tissue removal system

Fibroids affect more than 30% of women in the U.S. according to the Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk...

Complex gaskets

Parts with close tolerances such as complex medical gaskets are made on presses specially engineered to die cut sheet or roll materials...

Software integration accelerates innovation for the heart

Approximately one American life is lost every two minutes and it has been estimated that sudden cardiac death (SCD) claims more than 7 million lives per...

How to ensure a winning Gen2 device

Considering a revision to a current device? There is a lot to consider, but in the end the potential benefits of a second (or later) generation device...

Nonsurgical treatment for esophgael precancer

Loma Linda University Medical Center Gastroenterology Department is using a non-surgical treatment that may help lessen the risk for developing esophageal cancer for patients...

Insert molding MIM parts

A proprietary process lets MIM components be plastic-insert molded...

Ready-to-use silicone lubricant readied by MicroCare and Dow

A collaboration involving MicroCare Medical, New Britain, CT, a supplier of advanced cleaners, carrier additives, coatings, and lubricants, and Dow Corning...

Craftech gains ISO certification

Craftech Industries, Inc, Hudson, NY, a manufacturer of high-performance plastic fasteners and components...

Singapore provides global strategies for medical-device start-ups

When the founders of Merlin MD set out to develop and launch a new product for the endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms...

Why U.S manufacturing makes sense

When it comes to government support for medical- device manufacturing, do you ever get the feeling that nations such as Singapore are eating our lunch...

DimcoGray announces DG Medical; receives ISO certification

DimcoGray, Centerville, OH, a manufacturer of commercial and industrial knobs and handles, has launched DG Medical...

Self-injection trend is win-win

At-home system enables rheumatoid arthritis patients...

BioOhio to collaborate with Beijing

BioOhio and the Beijing Pharma and Biotech Center (BPBC) finalized a partnership for collaborative bioscience business and research opportunities in Ohio and Northern China...

At-home injections require patient-focused design

In many therapeutic areas, devices and home delivery systems are becoming ...

Roche and IBM collaborate to develop DNA sequencing technology

Roche and IBM announced a partnership to develop a nanopore-based sequencer that will directly read and decode human DNA...

Simulating sleep apnea

Custom CAE code numerically defines the human tongue to optimize a surgical implant...

Ximedica adds medical simulation

Ximedica, Providence, RI, a medical-device development firm offering integrated research, product development, and manufacturing services, has added medical simulations to its growing set of capabilities...

Requirements are many for ‘medical grade’ foot controls

Foot controls found in industrial and commercial environments are functional, rugged, and wrong for medical devices and equipment applications...

How to get complex injection molded parts fast

A fast injection molding service can produce complex parts. ...

Hottest trends in medical device manufacturing

Manufacturers said they think the hottest trends will be in neurological, cardiovascular, and orthopedics....

Virtual life management for medical implant wires

The company's Virtual Life Management (VLM) simulation service models variability by using a combination of material science, probabilistic methods, and loading parameters to predict the behavior of materials in the physical world....

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