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The top three reasons manufacturers choose medical-grade silicone for medical devices

November 1, 2021 By Sponsored Content

Silicone is a highly versatile material widely used across many industries. Over the past 60 years, medical-grade silicone has been a material of choice for medical device OEMs, and the number of complex and safety-critical applications in this field continues to grow – from surgical devices and implants to orthotics, prosthetics, and more. Silicone’s unique properties are […]

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How Elkem Silicones helps customers achieve compliance to healthcare regulations

September 20, 2021 By Sponsored Content

Regulatory requirements in the medical technology industry are complex and getting tighter almost every year. Continuous changes and amendments to the rules mean there’s a lot to keep up with, and medtech manufacturers are required to prove compliance to the regional regulation if they wish to market their products in the area. The process behind […]

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Collaborative innovation for silicones: A win-win scenario

August 19, 2021 By Sponsored Content

Bringing together the expertise of a material manufacturer with that of its medical devices customers is a powerful way to develop more effective, innovative solutions. Sean McPherson, senior business development manager for silicone manufacturer Elkem, discusses the importance of collaboration and how it leads to better results for Elkem’s customers. Elkem’s approach Elkem takes on […]

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Innovative silicone adhesives for biomedical and medtech assembly

August 2, 2021 By Sponsored Content

By Michael Goglia, Americas Healthcare Market Manager, Elkem Silicones Silicone based adhesives continue to play a major role in the advancement of medical devices. Silicones have long been a material of choice for MedTech OEM’s and fabricators due to their inherent properties of biocompatibility, chemical inertness, environmental stability, and high performing physical properties.  Elkem Silicones […]

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How did medtech companies score on environmental stewardship list?

December 8, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

Medical Design & Outsourcing recently rated the world’s largest medical device companies — the Big 100 — for their sales numbers and R&D spend. Now we can share how some of them scored on an environmental nonprofit’s annual list of companies ranked for their actions on climate change. Not-for-profit organization CDP (Stockholm, Sweden) runs a global disclosure system for […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured Tagged With: 3m, Abbott, Abiomed, Align Technology, Baxter, Bayer, becton dickinson, Boston Scientific, Canon, Cardinal Health, Carl Zeiss Meditec, CDP, danaher, Edwards Lifesciences, elkemsilicones, emerson, Fujifilm, Henry Schein Medical, Hologic, Intuitive Surgical, Johnson & Johnson, Kyocera, Medtronic, Olympus, PerkinElmer Inc., Qualcomm, ResMed, Robert Bosch North America, royalphilips, stericycle, Steris Corp., Stryker, TE Connectivity, Terumo, Tessy Plastics, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Toray Industries, Varian Medical Systems, Zimmer Biomet

How medtech contract manufacturers are managing during the coronavirus pandemic

March 24, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

From invoking their business continuity plans to marshaling their pandemic teams, medical device contract manufacturers are finding ways to keep business going during the coronavirus pandemic. Medical Design & Outsourcing conducted an informal survey of manufacturers and other companies that serve the medtech industry. Here’s some of what we learned. Get the full story on our […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Contract Manufacturing, Distribution, Featured, Hospital Care Tagged With: Biomerics, coronavirus, elkemsilicones, integer, Medline Industries Inc., microcare, Microspec, protolabs, qosina, Web Industries

Next generation LSR technology for medical injection molding

September 1, 2019 By Sponsored Content

Manufacturers across industries from automotive, consumer goods, and healthcare, use a liquid injection molding (LIM) process to create silicone rubber parts that are durable and easy-to-mold. The current LIM process utilizes a two-part liquid silicone rubber system.  Typically, the Part A base polymer contains a catalyst to begin the crosslinking process.  The Part B polymer […]

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Silicone materials for long-term medical implants: Innovate for the future

June 4, 2019 By Sponsored Content

By Feifei Lin, Ph.D., Business Development Manager, Healthcare, Elkem Silicones USA Corp. With the growth of the aging population, the number of age-related diseases has increased. Every year millions of patients sustained or improved their lives through surgical procedures involving implanted devices. Medical implants such as orthopedics, pacemakers, cardiovascular stents, defibrillators, neural prosthetics or combinational […]

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MD&M West 2018: Medtech supplier innovations you need to know

February 5, 2018 By Danielle Kirsh

More than 20,000 engineers and executives are expected to gather and network for the annual MD&M West – one of the largest annual medical device manufacturing events. The event takes place at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif., Feb. 6–8, and houses an array of industry suppliers showcasing their latest technologies and manufacturing advancements. Think medical device packaging, […]

Filed Under: Hospital Care, Imaging, Lab Instruments & Supplies, Patient Monitoring Tagged With: colorite, Dunkermotoren, elkemsilicones, guilltool, herrmannultrasonics, MD&M West, MedTech, microcare, northwire, nusil, teconnectivity, tekni-films, Vancive

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