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The Avaya SDN Fx Healthcare solution delivers the simplicity needed to help connect, secure and manage the growing number of medical devices and technologies to reduce breaches, implement new healthcare innovation rapidly, and improve IT staff efficiency.

BOOMcast, created by FATHOM for Mike North of Prototype This! And Outrageous Acts of Science on television, is a 3D printed cast with embedded electronics that enable a doctor to monitor the leg’s physical state from anywhere in the world. The cast allows North to maintain an active, enjoyable lifestyle that doesn’t compromise the healing process. Outfitted with pressure sensors, bluetooth speakers, LED lights, gyroscope, accelerometer, and WiFi enabled Intel Edison, the BOOMcast is a true demonstration of how wearable technologies can be used for innovative medical purposes.

Medbio is an ISO 13485:2003 certified contract manufacturer offering innovative manufacturing solutions for the medical and biotechnology industries. We specialize in precision injection molding, assembly, packaging, project management, and design support. Our facility contains a certified ISO Class 8 clean room for molding, along with several certified ISO Class 7 clean rooms for assembly. We have flexible capacity to handle major projects or small custom orders. We mold most medical grade thermoplastics, including implant grade “PEEK”.
Our engineering and management professionals average over 25 years of experience in medical device manufacturing. We have an excellent reputation for delivering quality, service, and value, and have grown from customer referrals.

ENGINEERING SERVICES:
• Process Development
• Proof of Principle
• Validation Support
• Design for Manufacturability
• Prototypes
• Pilot Lines

DESIGN AND BUILD
• Discrete Assembly
• Packaging and Filling
• Web Processing
• Build to Print
• Service and Support

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION
• Environmental Systems
• Vision and Robotics
• Data and Product Tracking
• Dispensing and Curing
• Part Feeding
• Printing and Coating

Emerson offers Branson “process neutral” approach to provide the best product technology solution for today’s medical market. Our experience provides a competitive advantage to customers in all aspects of product development & regulatory compliance, by delivering robust manufacturing solutions. Employing a “process neutral” approach to application development insures customers receive the best solution to address product specifications, regulatory & budgetary needs. Branson 2000Xc Ultrasonic Welding System delivers consistent, precise, high quality welds, fast cycle times & assists with FDA 21 CFR, part 11 regulation compliance. Branson 3g/3i Laser Welding Systems features patented STTir laser weld technology capable of meeting medical device manufacturers’ challenge for a, particular free, precise weld joint, with superior aesthetic quality.

We offer many materials for a wide array of functions. Polyimide is a thermoset plastic that allows us to produce a very strong tube with a very thin wall compared to conventionally extruded tubing. Ultra-thin PTFE liners are available for reduced surface friction and can be delivered on a mandrel for secondary assembly. Stainless steel braid & coil reinforced designs are available for added flexibility, torque & column strength. Pebax & Tecoflex jackets are available to vary the durometers, as well as molding.

Our diversified product line includes custom Pebax/Nylon coatings, custom laser machining and value-added assembly of flexible tips & marker bands. ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 13485:2003 certified & USP Class VI bio-compatible. ISO 9001 and 13485 certified.

We provide laser welding solutions to the medical device industry. We partner with our customers' development teams throughout the entire product life cycle and can provide both prototype and production quantities.

Polyester, Poly-cellulose, Microfiber,
Sterile and Non-Sterile, Dry or Saturated Clean room Wipes

Accumold® is a high-tech manufacturer of precision micro, small and lead frame injection molded plastic components. Molded components range in size from 7cm with micro features down to parts less than 1mm in size. These complex parts often include tight tolerances measuring only a few microns. Accumold customers require an uncompromising attention to detail, extremely high quality, and speed-to-market services. Processes include: insert molding, clean room molding and 2-shot molding. Materials include: PEEK, Ultem, LCP, and most engineered thermoplastics.

Reduced footprint MRI machine.

Criterion Instrument, a Female Owned, ISO 9001 & ISO 13485 certified, FDA & ITAR registered and DFARS compliant precision machine shop that supports medical device companies and the Biotech/Bio-med industries by producing medical instruments, implants and diagnostic instrumentation. Manufacturing prototype and production components for Class II & Class III medical devices for development, testing, proof of concept & clinical trials, let us quote your next project. See our website to view samples of our expertise in CNC 5-Axis milling, Turning & Swiss Turning.

We offer the fastest, most cost-effective, short run injection molding services available in the world. From start to finish we can ship most projects in 15 days or less.

Molds Starting at $1,400

Insert Molding | Overmolding | Internal / External Threads | Tight Tolerances | Custom Colors | Simple or Complex Parts | Unlimited Undercuts | Unlimited Part Quantities | Multi-Component Assemblies

Our unique system, proprietary technology platform and a team of expert engineers and mold makers allow us to turn your 3D CAD model into a fully functional prototype or production part using real engineered grade resins, more consistently and affordably than any other rapid injection molding company.

Dinsmore & Associates, Inc. specializes in product design & development, 3D printing, additive manufacturing, plastic casting, CNC machining & injection molding. We strive to meet our customer's needs with competitive pricing, fast turnaround times & quality workmanship with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. We serve all sectors of the medical and dental industries. Please visit us at Booth 123 to learn more about our services and the latest in 3D Printing.

Orthopedic Trials (Knee & Hip)
Spinal Cages
Fixator Equipment
Handles, Tools & Surgical Grips
Ventilation
Targeting Devices
Surgical Trays, Cases/Caddies
Minimally Invasive Components

Developed in conjunction with our partners at Belco Packaging and Technipaq, TEQconnex™ is the next evolution of our TEQethylene™ Sterile Barrier System (SBS) Solution now with a co-extruded heat seal layer in place of adhesive coating on the Tyvek® lidding. The result of this unique bonding solution is a 100% recyclable system per FTC guidelines that offers: -Elimination of adhesive flaking often cause during shipping, sterilization or the heat sealing process –ISO 11607-1:2006(R) 2010 compliant sterilization and biocompatibility testing by Spartan Design Group –Shorter ETO sterilization cycles for the complete system –Double sided printing capabilities –Total package costs savings. Plus, because current TEQethylene™ customers can leverage existing tooling, they can easily transition to a TEQconnex™ solution and save even more.

WESTPAK, INC. is a leading third-party independent testing laboratory with two California-based locations. Test services include accelerated aging, real time aging, vibration, impact, compression, environmental, altitude, sterile integrity, and test development for packaged medical devices, insulated shippers, medical, and high-tech equipment.

WESTPAK’s laboratories are certified to ISTA, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and are ISO/IEC 17025 accredited. The firm is known for consistently delivering best-in-class customer service; its philosophy continues to be "Integrity is the priceless ingredient in testing."

Established in 1986, WESTPAK’s laboratories have provided testing services for over 30 years. Call 855-222-3480 to get a solution quotation. Visit http://www.westpak.com/

The Avaya SDN Fx Healthcare solution delivers the simplicity needed to help connect, secure and manage the growing number of medical devices and technologies to reduce breaches, implement new healthcare innovation rapidly, and improve IT staff efficiency.

Apollo makes braided and coil-reinforced catheters for cardiovascular and neurovascular applications

Custom manufactured composite clad metal wire that provide a wide range of options for design engineers with respect to material selection, cladding thickness and diameter are available from Anomet Products.

Anomet Composite Clad Metal Wire combines up to three materials, each metallurgically bonded together with 2% or more cladding thickness to produce wire that meets performance design requirements and cost criteria. Featuring a gold, silver, palladium or platinum exterior layer, the core and second layer can include copper, stainless steel, Kovar, niobium, Nitinol, nickel-iron, molybdenum, tantalum, and titanium.

Permitting the design of smaller connectors and implantable medical devices, Anomet Composite Clad Metal Wire can achieve properties not available in a single alloy such as high conductivity, high strength, and biocompatibility or radiopacity.

ECT's Compliant Connectors offer superior durability in high cycle life applications. Spring probe based solutions can maintain consistent electro-mechanical characteristics in excess of million cycles. When mating planer tolerances pose a challenge or longer reach is required spring probe based connectors ensure best results.

ECT’s Compliant Connectors are used on Medical, Military, Aerospace, Test & Measurement, Transportation and Industrial applications.

Proxy Biomedical offers a suite of options for covering vascular implants including: PTFE, elastomeric coatings and textiles. The company has significant expertise covering the most challenging geometries for peripheral and structural heart indications. All coverings are suitable for balloon or self-expanding devices and wall thickness can be as low as 0.0005″ - 0.002” for some materials, ensuring minimum impact to sheath size when moving from a bare metal design.

Taurus Engineering’s state-of-the art equipment, preferred materials, statistically capable processes, trained and committed employees, and specified environmental controls, we are able to successfully mold the most challenging and complex components for our customers. Whether customers require low to high volume production runs or over-mold assemblies, Taurus is capable of meeting customer schedules, offering competitive pricing, and maintaining the most demanding quality requirements.

J-Pac medical provides end-to-end contract capabilities for single-use medical devices; anatomically correct, class III implantable textile assemblies; sterile medical packaging, and on-chip reagent blisters. J-Pac works collaboratively with the largest medical device companies in the world to help meet their most difficult development, manufacturing, and logistics and supply chain challenges with a personalized plan of action. J-Pac utilizes its unique combination of materials expertise, design innovation, automation, and in-house tooling capabilities to provide complete contract manufacturing and packaging services for devices used in sterile medical environments.

Digicom’s Diamond Track Electronics Manufacturing Services now incorporates its new Diamond Track Nitrogen System into the assembly process. Digicom generates its own nitrogen to use in its solder reflow, selective soldering, and hand soldering manufacturing processes to strengthen the bonds and improve solder adhesion. The nitrogen is generated and piped directly to machine inputs and work areas at a prescribed volume and pressure to achieve optimized saturation of the inert gas and eliminate oxidation at critical moments of the soldering operation. Digicom employs technologies that produce products of the highest quality. Studies show a 50-60% reduction in defect level and minimizes device failure when using nitrogen in the reflow process. It ensures PCB integrity, especially for mission critical products for the medical, military and aerospace, industrial, and RF wireless industries.

Emerson will showcase the Branson 2000Xc Ultrasonic Welder offering consistent high quality welds with strict process control, the ability to lock in the welding process with fully electronic welder settings, hierarchical password protection & Ethernet connectivity access. Security features aid to ensure compliance with medical manufacturing regulations, including FDA 21 CFR part11. The Branson 2000Xc can be adapted to automation systems or as a stand-alone complete system.
The capability to weld by time, energy, peak power, ground detect, collapse, or absolute
Electronic programmable weld pressure, hold pressure, down speed and rapid traverse
Process change audit trail
No operator accessible controls – ensuring validated processes remain unchanged
Total Ethernet access via web services
USB barcode for recording part Unique Device Identification

New from BioInteractions: Evolve™, an antithrombogenic and antimicrobial coating, developed specifically to target the hardier pathogens becoming more common for device-associated infections, whilst simultaneously demonstrating a true antithrombogenic effect. The covalently-bound coating combines the antithrombogenic effects of heparin with the proven antimicrobial properties of a biguanide, producing synergistically enhanced efficacy against the hardier strains of bacteria, without sacrificing the antithrombogenic capability. In this era of expanding antibiotic resistance and increasing patient age, EvolveTM offers manufacturers and clinicians a new tool to overcome the complications commonly associated with implantable medical devices, while the synergistic effect of heparin on antimicrobial efficacy indicates potential applications for implantable medical devices.

Measuring only 2.25 " x 2.25" " (57mm x 57mm), the fully intelligent stepper motor Controller + Drivers are designed to be bolted onto the back of the stepper motors that they control. A single 4 wire bus, containing 2 power wires and two communications wires, links up to 16 such stepper motor controllers in a daisy chain. Commands can be issued from any serial terminal program (such as HyperTerminal) or from the EZStepper Windows application.

IMRA America provides complete concept to manufacturing solutions with Femtosecond fiber laser sources. Such lasers offer the benefit of high precision material processing without thermal effects; and are capable to produce high-precision at high-throughput results. Some application areas include, thin film removal, via-hole drilling, surface and sub-surface material processing, texturing, waveguide writing, stent cutting, biomedical clean processing and much more. With femtosecond sources, softest to hardest materials (from polymers to single crystal diamond) can be processed with the same laser. IMRA manufactures its own femtosecond fiber laser sources in Ann Arbor Michigan, and has a Silicon Valley applications solutions laboratory in Fremont CA.

FlexiForce force sensors can measure force between almost any two surfaces and are durable enough to stand up to most environments. Our sensors are available off-the-shelf for prototyping or can be customized to meet the specific needs of your product design and application requirements. The sensors are designed for use with your own electronics, multimeter, or our Quickstart Board.

MediBatch™ color concentrates were specifically created with medical device product development in mind. By using FDA 21CFR 73 Subpart D pigments and packaging in small quantities they are ideal for use in early stage development and prototyping operations. Single pound quantities available from stock can pigment up to 25 pounds of natural polymer, and allow for engineers to rapidly prototype new components without the need to purchase large amounts of material.

We help people with exceptional ideas that have the potential to change the way we live and work. We provide new product design and development services in the bay area to help transform those ideas into game changing products.
Our team’s product design and development philosophy is simple.
“Understand user’s needs and create purpose-driven products with meaning that connect users with the technology at both the emotional and functional level”.
We have a unique, in depth understanding of the challenges in the global marketplace and present valuable solutions while keeping in mind the importance of cost optimization, scalability, cash conversation, and time-to-market. Our objective is to help innovators realize their full potential in the global market by empowering them with the tools necessary to be successful.

Axetris Infrared (IR) sources are micro-machined, electrically-modulated thermal infrared emitters featuring true blackbody radiation characteristics, low power consumption, high emissivity and a long lifetime. The patented design is based on a resistive heating element integrated onto a thin dielectric membrane which is suspended on a micro-machined silicon structure. Axetris IR sources work in the 2um-16um range for many medical applications including anesthesia monitoring, capnography, blood gas analysis and pulmonary diagnostics.

Axetris offers solutions by providing a portfolio of IR sources with standard or custom reflectors, with or without integrated windows (BaF2, CaF2, GeART100).

RTP Company now offers tribology data from an innovative new friction test to help designers of drug delivery devices select the best possible material for single-use applications. Using the new test method, RTP Company explored base resins including PC, POM, ABS, PC/ABS, HDPE, and PBT in a variety of combinations with friction reducing additives including PTFE, PFPE Oil, and a variety of silicones, along with its own All Polymeric Wear Alloy (APWAPLUS). The data collected from these tests can prove invaluable, eliminating the need for trial and error when choosing polymers. In addition, with proper material selection, single-use devices will perform more consistently without the need for external lubrication and extra processing steps, thereby decreasing manufacturing costs and time-to-market.

Resoundant™ has ushered in a new way to image the body: Magnetic Resonance Elastography (MRE). This imaging device is a first of its kind, using MRI and low frequency acoustic waves to noninvasively measure the stiffness of liver tissue. The device, created by the Mayo Clinic and made at Benchmark Electronics, saves patients pain, time and money, and changes the way doctors work.

Currently used to diagnose liver diseases such as fibrosis and cirrhosis, it has a 100 percent accuracy rate, according to Mayo Clinic studies. Resoundant™ uses a drum-like paddle to send vibrations into a patient, which are interpreted by computer algorithm, creating a color-coded elastogram.

Johnson Matthey Inc. Medical Components provides a complete range of capabilities in the fabrication of precious metals, alloys, and Nitinol. The company's products are used in electrophysiology, endoscopy, cardiology, neurology, and implant applications.
As a key part of the noble metals business in the Precious Metals Division, Johnson Matthey has a 200-year history of innovation and quality and a presence in more than 30 countries.
Our platinum business consists of our worldwide platinum marketing and fabrication activities. We are the world’s leading distributor of platinum group metals (pgms).

We are a leading FDA class 2 Medical Device Contract Manufacturer in Singapore. With ISO 13485, 9001, 17712, 14001, we focus on early involvement in R&D, design, rapid prototyping, full box-build assembly, testing and shipping; Having 8 facilities in Asia to cater low cost of manufacturing and development.
Our IQ/OQ/PQ validation standards and in-house ISO Class 8 100k Cleanrooms enable us to achieve minimum contamination for minimally invasive products; Securing the market for Lab-on-chip sampling, Point-of-Care diagnostic, IOT and consumer wearable.
Vertical integration permits us in providing turnkey management to ensure the shortest entry time to the medical market.

Electroplating can be employed to enhance medical device functionality in a myriad of ways. For example, electroplated metals can be used to conduct heat & electricity, offer good wear and corrosion resistance, produce strong welds, create antimicrobial and biocompatible surfaces, and enhance device features such as radiopaque markers and catheter braiding.

Meta-Poly™ is a proprietary plating process that atomically bonds metal directly to a polymer substrate without the use of toxic chromic acid. Although medical device uses for Meta-Poly™ are vast it is especially exciting for catheter applications. With utilization of this innovation manufacturers can precisely add radiopaque markers and current conducting paths onto polymers. The type of metal is tailored to the application, and Meta-Poly™ can be selectively applied to the desired component, with endless design options.

MicroMed offers a fully equipped laboratory and a wide spectrum of microbiology tests. Our laboratory is in compliance with the ISO 13485 quality system, ISO 9001:2008 certified and complies with U.S. GMP and Quality System Regulations. Our experts understand your needs for quality testing and timely, accurate results.

Minus K’s negative-stiffness low frequency vibration isolators provide superior isolation control. We work with many OEMs to improve the performance of their medical devices.

Whether it’s our Tables, Workstations, Floor Platforms, Bench tops, Multi-isolator or Custom Systems, our isolators require No Air or Electricity for our signature 0.5 Hz vertical natural frequency.

Minus K's "passive" isolation enables SEM, AFM, TEM, SPM, STM, STEM, NSOM-SNOM’s, Micro Hardness testers, Laser interferometer and Analytical Balances to achieve their highest level of performance.

Our isolators and custom systems provide the performance of an ideal bungee system and the convenience of a bench top system without any of the problems associated with many of them, including air tables. We even have the flexibility of custom tailoring resonant frequencies vertically, horizontally and in tilt to you

After 20 years of experience designing and manufacturing dispense pumps for in vitro diagnostics and scientific instrument applications, The Lee Company is pleased to offer its most cost effective design yet. The new LPD Series variable displacement pump meets the demands of modern day applications: consistent performance and significant cost savings in a compact lightweight package. Designed to be completely maintenance free, this miniature, chemically inert pump is readily available in 50 and 250 microliter full dispense volumes. Standard performance models meet the demands of most applications, while high performance models are available for the most demanding applications. The LPD Series Pump can be customized for a variety of performance characteristics, feedback options and port head materials. Contact The Lee Company today for additional information.

Norman Noble, Inc. introduces SynchroFlash, a new machining capability that synchronizes Swiss turning, milling and laser machining into one, highly efficient and cost-effective operation. SynchroFlash machining provides cost savings, faster production, better quality and higher yields versus competing manufacturing methods, which require multiple, separate processes. Manufacturing parts designed for Swiss turning & laser machining previously required secondary manufacturing steps and equipment. The same parts, as well as parts that were previously cost-prohibitive to manufacture, can now be made in a single, validated machine. SynchroFlash achieves its extraordinary efficiencies by eliminating the start-stop-start nature of producing parts on separate equipment.

Our rapid overmolding process produces custom prototypes and on-demand production parts in 15 days or less. We use aluminum molds that offer cost-efficient tooling, and overmolded parts can be manufactured from a range of thermoplastic and liquid silicone rubber materials.

Eagle is providing precision bent and coiled components for use in surgical devices, heat exchangers, instrumentation and handling equipment.

Precision Parts Manufacturer utilizing;
CNC Swiss Style Turning Machines up to 11-Axis
CNC Swiss Style Turning Machines with Laser Capability
CNC Vertical Milling Machines
Threadrolling
Knurling
Swaging
Vibratory Finishing
Abrasive Blasting
Full Assembly

Founded in 1993, Acorn Product Development is based in Silicon Valley with design centers in Boston, Atlanta, and China. We provide comprehensive product engineering services—from turnkey product development, subassembly development, and engineering analysis to materials cost analysis and manufacturing cost reduction—for leading companies around the globe.

The Series offers state-of-the-art, highly efficient CCD sensor technology, full flexibility over image readout patterns and signal binning along with deep cooling that virtually eliminates dark current noise. These innovations positively impact instrument design by improving the limits of photon detection and quantification, increasing the amount of imaging data obtained from biomedical samples.

QTS features QSEAL® Pre-validated Medical Packaging.
QSEAL is an innovative solution for medical devices, an
alternative approach to custom medical package designs. QSEAL
offers both tray-based and pouch-based packaging systems that
have already been designed, sourced and validated to ISO and
medical industry standards. QSEAL can reduce packaging
development costs by over 30% and can reduce development
time by as much as 60% (depending on the actual device and
customer specifications). QTS has pre-validated stock QSEAL
trays, lids and pouches, which cover a range of sizes – both trays
and pouches can even easily adapt to custom sizes.

Proto Labs recently launched the latest addition to its service offerings at IMTS this year: overmolding for rapid prototyping and low-volume production. Overmolding is suitable for prototyping, bridge tooling, pilot runs and on-demand, end-use parts for applications that include vibration dampening, improved grip and added impact resistance.
Rapid overmolding allows you to prototype with engineering-grade materials in the same turnaround time as 3D printing:
• Parts ship in 15 days or less
• Molds start at $4,990
• Production quantities range from 25 to 10,000+ parts
Get a quote at protolabs.com

Jordi Labs’ team of PhD analytical chemists excels at helping companies worldwide comply with regulatory testing.

We offer these services for our regulatory clients (among others):

Extractables & Leachables
Medical Devices Testing
Surgical Instrument Cleaning Analysis
Efficacy Studies
Cleaning Validation
Compendial Testing
Residue Analysis (EO, EC, EG)
Storage/Stability Testing
Accelerated Aging
Forced Degradation
Photostability
Particulate Analysis
Here is a short list of some of the regulations we regularly work with:

ISO 10993 Laboratory Testing Services
FDA Guidance: Analytical procedures and methods validation for drugs and biologics
FDA Guidance for Industry: Preparation of Premarket Submission for Food Contact Substances
EPA Polymer Exemption Guidance Manual
ICH Q2: Validation of Analytical Procedures: Text and Methodology
ASTM F1980 Accelerated Aging

The REVOX® Sterilization Solutions process uses a room-temperature vaporized peracetic acid (VPA) method to achieve low chemical residuals and unsurpassed materials compatibility. REVOX™ units have been tested over 100 different challenging materials. The REVOX technology eliminates inefficiencies associated with pre-conditioning and lengthy post sterilization wait times. REVOX offers a quick-turn, off-site sterilization service or on-site, in-line processing. With the new REVOX 3000L machine, or current 417L, REVOX enables in-line sterilization, which allows you to safely and easily integrate sterilization into a lean manufacturing process with no exhaust or other special infrastructure needed. In 2014 a Class II implantable device was granted FDA clearance with the REVOX sterilization process.

RRC has enhanced its line of off-the-shelf, smart, standard battery packs to include single-cell Li-Ion prismatic batteries. The solutions have a slim and compact design with high energy density. They feature a 1s1p configuration, use smart technology (gas gauge), as well as redundant safety features.
The RRC1120 is 3.7V, 2.0Ah, 7.4Wh. The RRC1130 is a 3.8V, 3.9Ah, 14.7Wh. Both battery packs come standard with worldwide approvals and compatible 5W desktop battery chargers, also with worldwide agency approvals. Both batteries are available now.

We specialize in producing crystal optics mainly made of SAPPHIRE, Fused Silica, Glass, Silicon and Coatings. Products include Windows, Lenses (Plano-Convex, Plano-Concave, Bio-Convex , Bio-Concave), Ball lenses, Cylindrical lenses, Rods, Tips, Micro-Optics, Prisms, Waveguides, Lightguides, and coatings, all custom made to your drawings and design.

Elcon has developed manufacturing capability to produce precise antenna patterns on ceramic substrates. Such surface conductors can be used to send and recieve information or energy. Metallic patterns can be overcoated with a durable glass coating and brazed to metal members as needed.

Surgical Technologies, Inc. (STI) offers high quality process development and assembly for medical product manufacturing. Our facilities allow quick, reliable processing in Class 10,000 / ISO Class 7 cleanrooms.

Our state-of-the-art equipment provides everything from technical hands-on and micro assembly, to complete packaging of products with a fully compliant quality system and mistake-proof process. We assure accurate and precise processing.

STI can create custom package designs or modify existing designs to meet unique packaging needs. In a timely and precise manner, we offer several packing services including ... custom kit and tray wrapping, bag and pouch fill and seal, blister pack and medical tray sealing & powder filling.

We offer a wide range of sterilization processes and testing services custom tailored to customer’s specific needs.

It’s the epicenter of device development! It’s Teleflex Medical OEM’s Customer Solution Centre (CSC. The business has created an environment that enables higher levels of innovation and collaboration for the development of catheters. Working closely with customers, the CSC team will focus on user needs, design for manufacturability, reducing technical risk, cost control, and accelerating speed to market.
Research indicates that 60% of a product’s cost is committed by the design phase. In order to contain these costs, the CSC expert team will utilize a structured, nine-step process that includes quick-turn concept development and demonstrative prototypes. Unique to the CSC is a proprietary database of device design elements. Decisions on a new device’s attributes can be data-driven and performance tested to eliminate guesswork and extended periods of trial and error.

The Beahm Designs Inc. model 710-A Laminator is a system for the purpose of reflowing thermoplastic tubings into a single composite shaft by means of traversing a thermal nozzle along the length of the tube. Featuring built in multi-directional lamination profile programming, recipe management and full safety shielding.

Electroplating can be employed to enhance medical device functionality in a myriad of ways. For example, electroplated metals can be used to conduct heat & electricity, offer good wear and corrosion resistance, produce strong welds, create antimicrobial and biocompatible surfaces, and enhance device features such as radiopaque markers and catheter braiding.

Torq-Lok® is a catheter braid innovation. It is a proprietary process that atomically bonds metal to each braid pic crossing fusing them together, as one. Torq-Lok® enhances traditional braided catheters performance by substantially increasing torque response, torque to failure and twist. Other benefits include controlling radial forces, minimizing end fraying, improving pushability, minimizing elongation, and kink resistance, without substantially impacting shaft flexibility or significantly increasing braid dimensional profile.

Toxikon is well-known throughout the global medical device industry, and we have been proudly
meeting the development challenges of component, raw material, and nished device manufacturers
for more than 30 years. While outsourced medical device testing has increased along with the
proliferation of new and increasingly complex medical devices, Toxikon continues to be the leader in
device testing evaluation requirements.

For more than 30 years, Vascutek Ltd., a Terumo company, has been delivering world-class medical textiles to its OEM partners. The company delivers world-class textiles that are trusted by medical professionals for their quality and reliability. Vascutek's philosophy is simple: whatever our customer wants, we will do our best to provide.”

Electroplating can be employed to enhance medical device functionality in a myriad of ways. For example, electroplated metals can be used to conduct heat & electricity, offer good wear and corrosion resistance, create antimicrobial and biocompatible surfaces, and enhance device features such as radiopaque markers and catheter braiding.

Vizi-Band® is a radiopaque marker coating innovation. It is a proprietary metal coating process that atomically bonds directly to a catheter, guide wire, stent, or similar component. The highly radiopaque and biocompatible metal coating can be selectively applied to any section of the desired component, with endless options for customization depending on the application and intended use. Vizi-Band® is a replacement for traditional marker bands with potential performance and cost advantages.

The optical and tactile StentCheck® 3D coordinate measuring machine is equipped with a special lighting system and a combination rotating and tilting axis. By using the rotary axis and special mandrels, along with the new patented Rotary OnTheFly function, the cylinder surfaces are partially or completely scanned in a short time by the optical matrix sensor. The results are made available for analysis as a 2D image or 3D data set. This means that hundreds of geometric features, such as web widths, radii and angles can be measured fully automatically to micron precision in a few tens of seconds. The multisensor concept and the WinWerth 3D measurement software package make it possible to perform tactile measurements, such as for determining the web thickness, precisely at the positions on the stent that have previously been determined using image processing.

• Designing, developing and manufacturing of high end customized wire harnesses and electromechanical assembly. Specializes in Medical, Scientific, Aerospace & defense & Automotive Industries. Our services include Rapid Prototyping (10 days), DFM, On-Site Engineering Support & Pay-on-Consumption Program. More than 100,000 components available. Singapore based.