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Single Use Devices

Designing single-use medical devices

Designing disposables calls for balancing user requirements, cost targets, design specs, and several risk assessments.

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Sanitary Fittings For Single Use

SF series fittings are available in two combinations of flange and tubing ID sizes. Flange styles include 3/4-in. (Mini) and 1.5-in. (Maxi) sizes, while...

Polymer thick films build a better heater

Disposable sensors used in tasks such as blood-glucose monitoring and EKGs, uses Parlex's Polymer Thick Film (PTF) technology. ...

Design Solutions: Disposable water filters

Disposable water filters OEM in-line disposable filters remove bacterial pathogens from hospital water and provide a point-of-use solution for simple...

If PVC must go, what's to replace it?

PVC has been a solid performer in disposable medical products because it's relatively inexpensive, easily manufactured, and works well. But questions are cropping up as to whether or not it harbors long-term negative effects....

Chemically pure material ready for sanitary tasks

Rulon 641 has obtained USP Class VI Certification that complies with requirements for disposable and reusable medical devices. ...

Design Solutions: ultrafiltration cartridges

Ultrafiltration cartridge for chemistry analyzers BioPak C disposable ultrafiltration cartridges minimize alkaline phosphatase (ALP) released by bacteria...

SoCal manufacturer adds space and ISO qualifications

Over the last few months, Over the last few months, Irvine, California-based Aubrey Group (augreygroup.com) has qualified for an ISO 13485 expansion, letting them add disposable and implantable medical devices to the list of products they are allowed to design and manufacture....

Lab-on-a-chip Moves Toward the Clinic

Researchers have been working for more than a decade to bring lab-on-a-chip to market. At first it was to supply the military with small, disposable devices that would detect chemical and biological weapons....

How to make a $5 part for $1

A rolled tube manufactured with a progressive die replaces traditional drawn tubing and eliminates secondary operations in a proprietary process which targets parts in high-production applications not requiring a high-pressure, airtight seam. “We got the idea for the process when a medical-device manufacturer asked us to help develop a cost-effective, disposable cauterizing device for use in minimally invasive surgeries.“...

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