Medical Design articles from January 2005

Medical Design archives from January 2005

Preventable diseases on my mind and hands.
January 1, 2005... I was recently washing my hands in an airport rest room when I noticed three guys exit stalls and walk right into the luggage area. None of them paused to use soap and water. I will be kind and call this carelessness. Whatever it is, these...

Best of the Medical Web.
January 1, 2005... A survey conducted by Medical Design found that the top three sources of engineering information are, first, the Internet, then publications such as this one, and then other engineers. The Web can be a gold mine when you find the stuff you're...

Manufacturers' directory.(A-M)(Directory)
January 1, 2005... To help you contact key suppliers of a particular product or service quickly, the following Manufacturer's Directory also contains complete telephone numbers of the main offices. Listings in boldface and bold blue type indicate the advertisers...

Manufacturers' directory.(N-Z)(Directory)
January 1, 2005... N Nalge Nunc Intl., 75 Panorama Creek Dr., Rochester, NY 14625-2385, Phone: 586-586-8800, 800-625-4327, Email: webmaster@nalgenunc.com, Internet: www.nalgenunc.com Nameplates For Industry, Inc., 213 Theodore Rice Blvd., New Bedford....

Product directory.(Adhesives-Contract Manufacturing)(Directory)
January 1, 2005... ADHESIVES Adhesive-Curing Systems American Ultraviolet Co., Lebanon, IN Dymax Corp., 51 Greenwoods Rd., Torrington, CT 06790, 860-482-1010, FAX: 860-496-0608, Email: info@dymax.com East Coast Induction, Inc., Brockton, MA ...

Product directory.(Electronic Components-Materials)
January 1, 2005... ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS Controls Related Level Controls Banner Engrg. Corp., Minneapolis, MN E-T-A Circuit Breakers, Mt. Prospect, IL Gems Sensors, One Cowles Rd., Plainville, CT 06062, 860-747-3000, 800-378-1600, FAX:...

Product directory.(Motors & Motion Control-Tubing)(Directory)
January 1, 2005... MOTORS & MOTION CONTROL Motion Control Actuators Aerotech, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA Amacoil Inc., Aston, PA Animatics Corp., Santa Clara, CA Anorad, Rockwell Automation, Shirley, NY Belt Technologies Inc., Agawam, MA...

Stocked bellows contact springs.(Product Literature Advertising Section)
January 1, 2005... New brochure presents Servometer's lines of miniature, gold-plated, bellows-type spring contacts and flexible interconnect contacts, which range from OD's of 0.037" to 0.125". Servometer contacts insure electrical continuity where vibration,...

Helix Medical--silicone medical device and component technology.(Product Literature Advertising Section)
January 1, 2005... Helix Medical develops, manufactures and supplies custom fabricated silicone components and products for the medical device industry world-wide. Manufacturing capabilities include: * Compression/transfer molding * Liquid Injection...

Miniature harmonic drive gearheads.(Product Literature Advertising Section)
January 1, 2005... HD Systems has introduced a line of zero-backlash miniature harmonic drive gearheads. These gearheads are available in 3 styles with gear ratios of 30:1 to 100:1. They can be close-coupled to any appropriately sized motor. The gearheads range...

Baldor's Standard-E[TM] motors.(Product Literature Advertising Section)
January 1, 2005... Standard-ETM motors from Baldor comply with Energy Policy Act (EPAct) requirements. The new motors have higher efficiencies, run cooler, are better balanced, have higher torques, have low starting currents, are wound with Inverter Spike...

Assembly and packaging.(Product Literature Advertising Section)(Advertisement)
January 1, 2005... ISP's contract medical device manufacturing business provides quality, innovative solutions for our customers' assembly and packaging needs. Exacting technical standards, excellent customer service and flexible, rapid response to production...

Primary source for stainless steel products.(Product Literature Advertising Section)(Advertisement)
January 1, 2005... A 30-page design and manufacturing guidebook offers updated technical information to help you select the proper size and material composition. It describes stainless steel tubing in stand and hypodermic (6 to 30 gauge), metric (1 to 26 mm OD),...

Vacco Industries.(Product Literature Advertising Section)(Advertisement)
January 1, 2005... Having been in business for over fifty years VACCO has learned a thing or two, the most important being to solve their customer's needs. They're a California company with a Midwest attitude to doing business right. Whether your metal or...

Addhesives, sealants & coatings.(Product Literature Advertising Section)
January 1, 2005... Master Bond Inc. manufactures a line of adhesives, sealants, coatings and encapsulants employed for the manufuctuer of both disposable and reusable medical devices. Our product line consists of epoxies, silicones polyurethanes, cyanoacrylates...

Anti-creep cage crossed roller way.(Product Literature Advertising Section)
January 1, 2005... Anti-Creep Crossed Roller Way CRWG offers cage-creep-proof function using a rack-and-opinion mechanism originated from IKO Crossed Roller Way, featuring smooth linear motion with super high accuracy, Additional features include freedom in...

Plastic enclosures, housings, panels & shrouds.(Product Literature Advertising Section)
January 1, 2005... THIEME Corporation literature describes its full range of contract reaction injection molding (RIM) services including; CAD part design, tool development, part molding, painting, EMI shielding and light assembly. * Single Shot Parts (up to...

Dualvee[R] guide wheels takes you to a higher level of clean.(Product Literature Advertising Section)
January 1, 2005... Clean room compatible wheels consisting of 400 series stainless steel and a synthetic PFPE grease are now available from stock. Special materials, lubricants, surface treatments, and processing are also possible. Available in sizes 0-3....