Archive for July, 2011
Friday, July 29th, 2011
Avery Dennison Medical Solutions, a specialist in adhesive technologies for medical applications, has launched a new range of securement products that meet end-user needs and the complex requirements of disposable medical devices. The BeneHold securement portfolio consists of the BeneHold medical tape strips, tube fixation device and transparent film dressing. ...
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Thursday, July 28th, 2011
A new kind of prosthetic arm has the potential to one day change the way amputees experience the world. The device is using neural decoding, brain control and tactile sensory feedback to create a prosthetic arm as natural as possible, according to a Rice University press release. The four-year project ...
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Thursday, July 28th, 2011
Mikron Tool SA Agno will introduce a microdrill in September that, it believes, will turn a few heads. Combining the flexibility of a high-speed steel drill with the long life and precision of a solid carbide tool, the CrazyDrill Flex tool drills in the 0.1 to 1.2 mm range and ...
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Sensirion’s new facility may be just a few hundred metres from the old location, but it’s going to make a world of difference for the manufacturer of advanced sensing products. The additional space is necessary to accommodate growing demand for its products and expertise, according to the company. Following eight ...
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Because of a strong increase in demand for alternative plasticisers, BASF is planning to double production of its phthalate-free plasticiser Hexamoll DINCH from 100,000 metric tons to 200,000 metric tons per year by 2013. To acommodate the increase in production, the company is going to build a second production plant ...
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Gerresheimer is growing . . . again. To satisfy demand from customers in the medical device, drug and diagnostics industries, the full-service contract manufacturer is practically doubling floor space, from 5400 to 10,400 sq m, at its plant in Horsovsky Tyn, Czech Republic. As demand for devices used in the treatment ...
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Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
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Researchers at the ...
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Monday, July 25th, 2011
The medical device industry is expected to be one of Japan’s few growth industries. That was proved at the recent MEDTEC Japan, where more than 7300 attendees were avidly sourcing opportunities in this promising market, writes Miki Anzai, Associate Editor of Japan Medical Design & Manufacturing Technology.
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Monday, July 25th, 2011
Tension between US FDA and the medical device industry is rising, noted an article on IVD Technology last week. The article focused on a report published last week by US FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health. The report places most of the blame for the increased review time for ...
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Monday, July 25th, 2011
Leukocare AG, a privately-owned specialist company for protein stabilisation and biological surface coating from Munich, Germany, today announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi. As part of this cooperation, Sanofi Pasteur will explore Leukocare’s SPS platform technology to enhance the shelf-life of ...
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Friday, July 22nd, 2011
From the wire: Interplex Medical LLC, a global developer and manufacturer of minimally invasive, complex catheter-based medical devices, has signed a three-year supply agreement with Merit Medical Systems Inc.
Merit internationally markets proprietary disposable devices used primarily in cardiology, radiology and endoscopy. Under the terms of the agreement, Interplex will provide complete, catheter-based ...
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Thursday, July 21st, 2011
An emerging development-stage biomedical company named Oxygen Biotherapeutics develops perfluorocarbon (PFC) oxygen carriers for the treatment of traumatic brain injury, decompression sickness, personal care and topical wound healing.
One formulation, the intravenously-delivered Oxycyte PFC, is a third-generation emulsion containing an inert, proprietary PFC. The emulsion is stable and carries 43 ml ...
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