Medical Design Technology articles from January 2003

Medical Design Technology archives from January 2003

Ball transfer/transfer systems. (New Products, Materials & Components For Medical Device Designers).
January 1, 2003... Ball transfer/transfer systems feature hollow balls that are 60% lighter than solid balls and provide 6000 lb. crush strength minimum per unit. Features include 1 in. stainless hollow ball riding on 1/8 in. stainless balls; stainless cup and...

Sensors. (New Products, Materials & Components For Medical Device Designers).
January 1, 2003... The Superprox[R] Model SM900 sensor series excels in harsh environments. By using high frequency sound instead of light, these sensors are virtually unaffected by changing light conditions or colors, clear glass, dirt and dust, caustic cleaning...

Luer Locks. (New Products, Materials & Components For Medical Device Designers).
January 1, 2003... Reusable Luer Lock components are available for a wide range of medical applications. Standard materials include electroless nickel plated brass, stainless steel, and Delrin[R]/Acetal. The popular Plasti-Mate[R] female Luer Lock, which reduces...

Measurement system. (New Products, Materials & Components For Medical Device Designers).
January 1, 2003... SmartScope[R] Quest 250 uses both noncontact and contact sensors to automatically measure critical dimensions of manufactured parts. The compact, benchtop unit incorporates many innovations such as unique TeleStar[R] optics that improve...

Cleanroom products. (New Literature).
January 1, 2003... Company specializes in providing modular cleanrooms and supplies to manufacturers. It offers hardwall, softwall, and bio/pharmaceutical designs, as well as cleanroom accessories. Terra Universal, Inc., 700 N. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, CA...

Silicone processing. (New Literature).
January 1, 2003... This full-color brochure highlights the company's silicone processing capabilities. Services include extrusion, molding, and sheeting. Specialty Silicone Fabricators, 3077 Rollie Gates Dr., Paso Robles, CA 93446. 800-394-4284 www.ssfab.com...

Scope manufacturing. (New Literature).
January 1, 2003... Company offers design, development, manufacturing, and testing of high quality borescopes, fiberscopes, and videoscopes for inspection or observation into hostile environments or inaccessible areas. Instrument Technology, Inc., PO Box 381,...

Contract services. (New Literature).
January 1, 2003... Company offers a wide variety of manufacturing services to companies. Literature highlights some of the offerings, including CAD/CAM design and machining and precision molding. Crescent Industries, Inc., 70 East High St., New Freedom, PA...

Trends in medical adhesives.
January 1, 2003... Envision any device that sticks to the skin. It is probably doing so by means of a medical grade adhesive (bandages, dressings, electrodes, grounding pads, and ostomy appliances). At the drugstore you find finger bandages, skin pore cleaning...

Materials tester. (Editor's choice).
January 1, 2003... The Dynatup 9250 tests impact properties of polymers, metals, composites, and full components. It offers complete computer control and impact velocities up to 22 m/sec for the most rigorous impact testing in the fields of quality control, and...

Motor/driver. (Editor's choice).
January 1, 2003... The MDrive14 combines a NEMA size 14 high torque stepping motor with on-board half/full step drive, and measures a mere 1.7 in. long x 1.8 in. high x 1.4 in. wide. The motor and driver combined weigh only 5 ounces. The unit offers the system...

Self-clinching nuts. (Editor's choice).
January 1, 2003... These self-clinching nuts provide permanent load-bearing threads in metal sheets too thin to be tapped and offer a practical alternative to extruded/tapped or stamped threads. All-metal nuts install quickly in sheets as thin as 0.03 in., where...

Leak tester. (Editor's choice).
January 1, 2003... Measuring only 7.875 in. x 5.5 in. x 3.5 in., this standard single-pressure instrument--called the C-20 PLUS--includes the "Quik Test" to enable a shorter test cycle time by detecting obvious accept or reject parts early in the test cycle. This...

Metering system. (Editor's choice).
January 1, 2003... NovaFlow[TM] is a patent pending technology which provides users with a near pulseless flow for metering applications while continuing to deliver extreme accuracy and repeatability. It will be incorporated into the existing NovaSpense[TM]...

Dispensers. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... Any two-part epoxy or single-part fluid can be dispensed directly from an industry-standard syringe including pre-filled packaged syringes or twin-packaged cartridges for meter, mix, and dispense. The I&J123-S and I&J123-D series provide a...

Epoxy adhesive. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... TRA-BOND F202 is a spectrally transparent, low viscosity, high temperature epoxy adhesive capable of exceeding expectations. It is recommended for photonic applications requiring exposure to high temperatures or chemical and environmental...

Design/manufacturing services. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... Company maintains specialized facilities for the design and manufacture of medical devices. Instrument development projects include ventricular assist device controllers, blood cardioplegia systems, cardiac ablation devices, centrifugal blood...

Reused medical devices survey shows growing opposition. (FDA Update).
January 1, 2003... A few more logs were tossed on the fire of controversy surrounding reuse of single-use medical devices/instruments/ equipment, when on Dec. 5, 2002, the Center for Patient Advocacy released a new survey of surgeons, operating room nurses, and...

Automatic door openers. (Focus on: cleanroom products & equipment).
January 1, 2003... The Air Force[TM] system is ideal for pharmaceutical and other clean area applications including clean room or wash down due to the high strength coupled with a corrosion resistant design. This rugged system handles the toughest applications...

Clean room chairs. (Focus on: cleanroom products & equipment).
January 1, 2003... Company offers ISO Class 3 and Class 4 ergonomic chairs that are manufactured in an actual clean room setting. The chair components, including upholstered cushions, are brought into a clean room and wiped down. Static charges are neutralized,...

Environmental chambers. (Focus on: cleanroom products & equipment).
January 1, 2003... These environmental chambers are designed for operation in environments sensitive to excessive particulate contamination. HEPA filters are added to the chambers to limit particulate emission to lower than normal ambient concentrations....

Laminar flow benches. (Focus on: cleanroom products & equipment).
January 1, 2003... Designed to create a freestanding, ultra-clean mini environment, Series 412 Vertical Laminar Flow Clean Benches are available in a variety of sizes and styles. Depending on application needs, systems can range from vertical flow benches with...

Analyzers. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... The OMNIA series of multi-function electrical safety compliance analyzers consist of three separate models. The 8004 is a 4-in-1 instrument that includes AC and DC dielectric withstand testing, insulation resistance testing, ground bond...

Assembly/engineering services. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... Company provides product realization services to medical OEMs employing advanced technology interconnect, process and material technologies, and specializing in new product introduction (NPI) and accelerating time-to-market. The range of...

Materials testing. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... The line of S-Series Benchtop UTMs are designed to test a wide spectrum of materials, including metals, plastics, rubber, textiles, paper, wire, adhesives, ceramics, timber, foils, composites, and finished components in tension, compression,...

Dip molding & coating. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... Company manufacturers dip molding and coating machines. Dip molding systems are used for molding vinyl grips, handles, caps, and plugs, and the coating of hand tools. Dip molding has numerous advantages for producing vinyl dipped parts: shorter...

Press systems. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... These presses are designed, engineered, and built with the user in mind--that is, for applications where accuracy and reliability are key. From simple, hand-held press equipment, to fully automated motion-control presses, PEM-SERTER presses are...

Multipolymer compound. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... CYROLITE[R] Med 2 acrylic-based multipolymer compound, next generation IPA, and lipid resistant compound offers excellent degrees of clarity, ductility, impact resistance, and superior optics after gamma and EO sterilization. Modestly priced...

Glass and quartz tubing. (Focus on tubing products).
January 1, 2003... Fabrication of microinch-tolerance Precision Bore (PB) glass and quartz tubing utilizing state-of-the-art vacuum heat shrinking methods for a range of OEM applications is available from Wilmad/Lab Glass. The company is equipped with stainless...

Corrugated FEP tubing. (Focus on tubing products).
January 1, 2003... A full line of corrugated FEP tubing is designed to achieve small bend diameters without reducing its inside diameter for use as a fluid or electrical conduit. Tex-Flex Corrugated FEP Texflon[TM] Tubing provides a non-stick surface for easy...

PVC hose. (Focus on tubing products).
January 1, 2003... This clear, flexible PVC hose with steel wire reinforcement--called Vardex[R]--combines the dependable properties of PVC (abrasion resistance, durability, smooth surface, clarity) with the strength of steel. It offers resistance to kinking in...

Silicon tubing. (Focus on tubing products).
January 1, 2003... PumpSil[TM]--the latest addition to this company's platinum cured silicon tubing series--is ideal for use in laboratory applications. It features LaserTraceability, a unique tracing system that provides laser etching of the part number, lot...

Heat shrink tubing. (Focus on tubing products).
January 1, 2003... Medical device manufacturers can benefit from reduced thermal damage, quicker build times, enhanced quality, and reduced costs with this low temperature polyester heat-shrink tubing. The heat-shrink tubing works in temperature ranges from...

Lead-free solder paste. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... Color labeling quickly identifies the lead-free versions of SolderPlus[R] dispensable solder paste. All lead-free SolderPlus formulations are packaged in 3, 5, 10, 30, and 55 cc syringes that feature green end caps and a green leaf label design...

Super wide angle LED. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... With its advanced design, the 1105CK Super Wide Angle SMT LED offers superior backlighting for keypads and various switches. The unique design of the 1105CK provides uniform light distribution with an unprecedented viewing angle of 180 deg. It...

Lifting/positioning equipment. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... A 16-page brochure describes a comprehensive line of lifting and positioning equipment. The full-color piece shows models in various product lines, such as work positioning tables, special use lift tables, container tilters, pallet handling...

Brushless servo amplifier. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... The BX25A20AC servo amplifier outputs 25 Amps peak 12.5 Amps continuous. Dipswitches enable the user to field configure the unit for Hall, encoder, or tachometer velocity modes. The unit offers 200mA encoder/Hall power so a separate supply is...

Inspection equipment. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... The FineScan 120 has a 12 in. x 12 in. X-Y motion range providing a large working area for a wide variety of metrology uses--feature position, hole diameter and location, flatness, coplanarity, and virtually any other geometric relationship...

Adapters. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... These filter thread adapters are designed for integrating their LED ring lights into machine vision lenses and systems. The 4-in. diameter extended working distance LED ring lights are long-lived illumination sources that can be mounted in...

Brush DC motors/gearmotors. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... LO-COG[R] Series 1400 brush-commutated DC motors and gear motors feature 11-slot skewed armatures designed to enhance performance by minimizing magnetic cogging (or reluctance torque) even at low speeds. This family of brush DC motors and...

Foam tipped swab. (MD&M West Preview).
January 1, 2003... Booth 4015 This single use polyurethane foam swab has a flexible white 6 in. polystyrene handle with an easy to read measurement scale. It features graduations of 1.0 mm and bold numerical markings at 1.0 cm up to 15 cm to ensure accuracy. The...

Sterilization services. (MD&M West Preview).
January 1, 2003... Booth 4611 Company provides sterilization, microbial reduction, and materials modification services to manufacturers of medical devices. Through a network of 16 North American facilities, it delivers state-of-the-art Gamma, EtO, and E-Beam...

Cut-off metals. (MD&M Preview).
January 1, 2003... Booth 5124 Company supplies abrasively cut-off metal components from wire, rod, and tube. Diameters from 0.001 in. for solids, and 0.004 in. OD x 0.002 in. ID up to 3.000 in. OD for tubing, cut to lengths as short as 0.015 in. Diameter and...

Epoxy resin. (Adhesive technology: a supplement to Medical Design Technology).
January 1, 2003... A flexible two component epoxy resin system--EP21LV (3/5)--has obtained full USP Class VI Certification for the assembly of disposable and reusable medical devices. This unique flexible epoxy resin compound is 100% reactive and does not contain...

Curing system. (Adhesive technology: a supplement to Medical Design Technology).
January 1, 2003... Fitted with a rod lens assembly, the high intensity BlueWave[TM] 200 Watt UV spot/wand light provides illumination for curing adhesives and coatings from 0.75 x 0.75 up to 5 x 5 square inches. Uniform curing of adhesives in highly sensitive...

Adhesive melters. (Adhesive technology: a supplement to Medical Design Technology).
January 1, 2003... DuraBlue[TM] adhesive melters deliver enhanced flexibility, reliability, durability, and performance to product assembly and specialty packaging operations. The melters provide an all-electric solution for manual and semi-automatic...

Air-powered dispenser. (Adhesive technology: a supplement to Medical Design Technology).
January 1, 2003... The Ultrasaver[TM] multi-purpose dispensing system gives manufacturers an easy, cost-effective way to switch from squeeze bottles to air-powered dispensing of adhesives, sealants, and other assembly fluids. Advantages of the Ultrasaver include...

Pressure sensitive adhesives. (new products).
January 1, 2003... A pocket folder providing an overview of adhesives for medical applications is available. The publication also includes information on the importance of safety assessments, which the company provides with each product. National Adhesives,...

Adhesive tape. (new products).
January 1, 2003... This free, 6-page, full color brochure provides extensive information on the company's wide range of capabilities for applications including adhesives as well as its various certifications. Adchem Corp., 1852 Old Country Rd., Riverhead, NY...

Equipment sourcebook. (new products).
January 1, 2003... The Equipment Sourcebook is a 60-page resource guide that outlines manual, semiautomatic, and automatic adhesive dispensing and curing equipment. The revised sourcebook includes tables that present at-a-glance information on a range of...

Epoxy adhesive. (new products).
January 1, 2003... EP72M3 is a two component, tough, resilient elastomer modified epoxy adhesive for high performance general purpose bonding. It is formulated to, cure at room temperature or more rapidly at elevated temperatures with a convenient one to one mix...

Structural adhesives. (new products).
January 1, 2003... This comprehensive selector guide covers the full range of Araldite[R] 2000 epoxies, polyurethanes, and methacrylates. The structural adhesives are formulated for reliable bonding of metal, plastics, composites, rubber, ceramic, and glass used...

Pressure sensitive adhesives. (new products).
January 1, 2003... A free newsletter containing useful information on pressure-sensitive adhesives for medical applications is available from National Adhesives. The four-page newsletter, entitled Making Contact, covers adhesive technologies, testing methods,...

Diaphragm Valve. (new products).
January 1, 2003... The model DV509 Diaphragm Valve has been engineered to dispense medium to low viscosity fluids with the important advantage of keeping the wetted parts separated from the operating air supply. This is particularly useful in dispensing...

Dispensing System. (new products).
January 1, 2003... The Fishman Model 8500[TM] Pneumatic Dispensing System features two independent vacuum and air modules, with separate foot pedals, for controlling a vacuum pickup pen and a hand-held syringe. Ideal for positioning small parts and precisely...

Dispense valves. (new products).
January 1, 2003... More than 800 drip-free Snuf-Bak[TM] dispense valve models are available for both single- and plural-component materials. They are ideal for automated or robotic applications as well as manual dispensing of silicone, mastic, polyurethane,...

Dispensing tool. (new products).
January 1, 2003... The HP7x dispensing tool eliminates hand fatigue when applying small amounts of extremely viscous materials like silicones, epoxies, and medical-grade adhesives. The HP7x is an ergonomic alternative to hand syringes and other manual dispensing...

Mixers. (new products).
January 1, 2003... The Awatori Rentaro AR-series high-performance, non-contact, conditioning Super Mixers are ideal for the mixing and air bubble removal of materials such as conductor and insulation paste, silicon, epoxies, and other chemicals. The mixers...

Curing system. (MD&M West: preview).
January 1, 2003... Booth 3988 Because it utilizes the bare die, the LED 1200 can be designed in very small arrays for custom applications, or, by using conveyor or scanning processes, in larger arrays ideal for small-area cures. It addresses custom applications...

Mechanical tester. (MD&M West: preview).
January 1, 2003... Booth 2981 Designed to test tensile, compression, and flexural properties of rubber, plastic, wire, metals, and fasteners, the 3300 series is a cost-effective mechanical tester. It includes a load frame with integrated control electronics, a...

Production tools. (MD&M West: preview).
January 1, 2003... Booth 5174 Company produces tool holders; circulars and rounds; form tools; and precision, high speed, carbide, diamond-tipped, and borazon-tipped inserts. It specializes in designing and manufacturing carbide and steel inserts with unique...

Rubber latex tubing. (MD&M West: preview).
January 1, 2003... Booth 5111 Company is a manufacturer of precision-engineered dipped natural rubber latex tubing. It also extrudes TPE and PVC tubing, non-latex tourniquet bands, and a variety of other profiles. In addition, it produces an array of custom dip...

Compressors. (MD&M West: preview).
January 1, 2003... Booth 5366 The 2660 series of WOB-L[R] piston compressors has a revolutionary one-piece cast aluminum head design that eliminates leakage and greatly reduces sound levels. The series is ideal for use in medical equipment such as nebulizers and...

IV Catheter. (MD&M West: preview).
January 1, 2003... Booth 4201 The Introcan[R] Safety[TM] IV Catheter incorporates a passive design to reduce needlestick injuries. The safety clip is pre-assembled in the catheter hub, and automatically engages when the needle bevel exits the hub. Burron OEM...

Load Cell Calibration Software. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... The Sensotec Load Cell Calibration Software is designed to make life easier when calibrating load cells. The software accepts two inputs: the first is output from the load cell under test, and the second is the load being applied to this cell...

Solutions service. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... This company's unique "solutions service" drastically reduces the time, investment, and fixed costs required for companies to take advantage of the latest multidisciplanary Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) technology. The company's engineers...

Actuator. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... An affordable, customizable solution, the Ball Reverser[R] provides reciprocating motion in a variety of applications across a multitude of industries. Five standard sizes accommodate practically any size load. Designed to be more wear...

Spot curing unit. (MD&M West: preview).
January 1, 2003... Booth 3971 Company has improved both the Green spot and Emerald spot curing units. These systems have new optics which increases lamp output through the fiber optic cables and safety interlocks to prevent exposure when removing the fiber optic...

Power supplies. (MD&M West: preview).
January 1, 2003... Booth 4477 This power supply family--over 200 standard models--offers single, dual, triple, and triple-low, output voltage from: 3.3V to 48V in 0.1V increment, single-platform design. The Desktop Style power supplies are housed in impact...

Dispensers & pumps. (MD&M West: preview).
January 1, 2003... Booth 3984 FMI technology has been tested to 84,000,000 dispenses with 0.5% accuracy. With an inert fluid path of ceramic and fluorocarbon, models are available with a dispense range of 2.5 [micro]l/dispense up to 1.28 ml/dispense and up to 4...

Rotary stage. (MD&M West: preview).
January 1, 2003... Booth 5314 The ASR1000 series direct-drive rotary stage was designed to meet the demanding needs of high-performance precision machining. The low-inertia motor and high-accuracy encoder make it the ideal combination of speed and accuracy. To...

Luers. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... Company offers a number of reusable and specialty luers, including stopcocks, manifolds, needle tubing adapters, bulkheads, PEEK[TM] luers, and trumpet valves. The luers are manufactured to ISO 594 Luer standards and are easy to clean and...

Energy saving software. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... BE$T software is able to easily and accurately calculate an existing motor's annual electricity usage based on its nominal efficiency, versus the annual electricity usage of Baldor Standard-E[R] and Super-E[R] premium efficiency motors. It then...

Gas flow calibrator. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... The DryCal[R] ML-500 is an economical, [+ or -] 0.4% (standardized), high-speed calibrator. Its dimensionally-based accuracy is backed by a rigorous uncertainty analysis. Field-rugged, it is used in the manufacture and recalibration of mass...

Inductor. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... The DR349-1 Series SMD Inductor features low seated profiles from 0.095 inches (2.4 mm) max to 0.198 inches (5.3 mm) max above the circuit board and operates over the temperature range of -20[degrees]C to +80[degrees]C. The DR349-X Series SMD...

System Solutions. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... The Pneutronics Division of Parker Hannifin Corp. has developed a Systems Solutions Business Unit to meet the demands of the medical, life science, and analytical OEMs who require greater value and comprehensive supplier partnerships. It...

Tubing cutter. (MD&M West: preview).
January 1, 2003... Booth 5596 Company offers the Micro-Bin[TM] system for its Model 202 tubing cutter. The system cuts tubing as small as 0.01 in. diameter and 0.017 in. length, and bins into shippable jars or tubes. Micro-Bin offers inline static elimination and...

Surgical blades/sutures. (MD&M West: preview).
January 1, 2003... Booth 3888 Company manufacturers high quality, stainless steel microsurgical knives and sutures. It offers a comprehensive line of products for markets such as ophthalmology, cardiovascular, plastic and reconstructive, dermatology, dental, and...

Transformers & inductors. (MD&M West: preview).
January 1, 2003... Booth 3355 Company custom designs and manufactures high-frequency (1 KHz to 1 GHz) transformers and inductors for patient and non-patient connected medical devices. They are designed to meet medical standard IEC601 and UL2601. Available in all...

Leak testing. (MD&M West: preview).
January 1, 2003... Booth 3738 Vector testers are some of the fastest and most powerful leak and flow testers ever introduced; yet they are simple to set up and operate. The Vector's unique modular design lets the user choose only the features that are actually...

Tube Flaring unit. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... Designed to accommodate interchangeable tip sizes, this Tube Flaring unit will flare or expand the ID of primarily (but not limited to) PTFE sheaths, and is equipped with thermocouplet feedback and a foot pedal actuated, ambient temperature,...

Custom synthesis & processing. (New Products).(The Polymer Technology Group)
January 1, 2003... Company is a leader in research, development, and manufacturing of specialty polymers and precursors used in medical devices, diagnostics, and pharmaceuticals. For the past 12 years, it has performed custom synthesis for a wide range of...

Electronics manufacturing. (New Products).(Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.)
January 1, 2003... Company is a vertically capable electronics manufacturing services provider that maintains capabilities to offer prototyping, test, depot repair, logistics and distribution, failure analysis/product assessment, design, and product assembly. It...

Coaxial cable. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... The Screamer--a 50 ghz flexible high performance coaxial cable assembly--provides error-free data transmission at OC-768 and OC-192. This coaxial cable assembly can achieve high-performance, low insertion loss and superior VSWR, making it ideal...