Archive for November, 2009
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Multivac unveiled its Clean Design line of roll-stock thermoforming machines to the med-tech industry last week at the Compamed trade show in Düsseldorf, Germany. Marketing Manager Valeska Haux took me on a quick tour of the new-look R 245 thermoforming machine at the company’s stand.
Designed to meet the rigorous requirements ...
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
From the Wire: Developed jointly by ANSI, AAMI, ASTM International and DIN, Medical Device Standards Portal provides single source for critical documents from AAMI, ASTM DIN, US FDA, IEC and ISO, including applicable European regulations. The documents are available indexed and in .pdf format. Users can add comments into standards, ...
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Bayer MaterialScience, a leading polymer company, is to acquire PolyBioMed Ltd, a subsidiary of Lombard Medical Technologies plc, which provides polymer coatings, surface treatments and biomaterials. The acquisition gives Bayer MaterialScience access to application areas such as coronary drug eluting stents and catheter systems for interventional cardiology, urology and neurology.
The ...
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Saturday, November 21st, 2009
International standards development organisation, ASTM International is to develop the capability to offer certification services. Titled the ASTM International Certification Program, the new initiative offers the opportunity of materials, products, services, systems and personnel certification.
This decision comes in response to enquiries, particularly in the areas of new standards development activities, ...
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Friday, November 20th, 2009
A new platinum-grade material will soon be introduced by Primasil Silicones (Weobley, UK). The high-consistency rubber (HCR), which reportedly features improved processability compared with existing silicone materials, is currently being tested to USP Class VI and ISO 10993. Once it has passed that threshold, PR 410 will join the Medisil ...
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Friday, November 20th, 2009
Switzerland-based precision tubing supplier Medelec (Puidoux) has announced that it is increasing capacity by approximately 900 sq m. “This will boost our production capabilities by 50%,” says Marc Butty, General Manager, from the company’s stand at Compamed in Düsseldorf, Germany. The work should be completed by the summer. The firm is ...
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Friday, November 20th, 2009
Borealis inaugurates its international Innovation Headquarters in Linz, Austria on 20 November 2009. This is the culmination of approximately one and a half years of construction and an investment of euro 50 million. A provider of innovative plastics, the company now offers customers “ … direct access to cutting-edge plastic ...
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Pan-European medical technology industry association Eucomed turns 30 today. Since 1979, the association has endeavored to improve patient and clinician access to modern, innovative and reliable medical technology. From its humble beginnings as a small regulatory agency, the association has evolved into a key entity in the EU health and industry policy ...
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
From the Wire: New research makes it possible to scrutinise activities that occur over hours or even days inside cells, potentially solving many of the mysteries associated with molecular-scale events occurring within them. A joint research team, working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National ...
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Stockholm-based Ergonomidesign isn’t modest about its ambition: from its expansive stand at the entrance of Hall 8B, it wants to show Compamed visitors the “future of integrated healthcare.” Think cloud computing.
Your personal healthcare data is in constant flux, moving from sensors embedded in your clothing or jewellery to the cloud ...
Posted in Design, medtechinsider | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
A new addition to the Mitos family of pumps, a pressure pump dubbed the Mitos P-pump was shown for the first time in Europe at Compamed, which runs alongside Medica at Messe Düsseldorf this week. Developed by the Dolomite Centre Ltd (Royston, UK), which specialises in microfluidic design and manufacture, ...
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