Here are the key medtech takeaways from the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference held in January, as well as the medtech trends that we will be watching this year.
Partnering with an experienced micro molder who can offer design input and has advanced equipment and tooling capabilities can help manufacturers create innovative and complex optical-based components for medical instruments.
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By Malcolm McLaughlin and Jeff Phillips,Alconox Inc.
The use of aqueous cleaning in medical device manufacturing can provide numerous benefits in terms of efficacy, minimal surface contact, reduced residue potential, and easier cleaning validation.
Selective laser sintering (SLS) systems use a high-powered laser to selectively melt and fuse powder particles of a bioresorbable polymer in a layer-by-layer 3D printing process to manufacture a final implantable medical device part. Depending on the part geometry, these systems can typically print geometries as small as 0.4 mm with a tolerance of +/- 0.25 mm.
The digitalization bottleneck poses a real threat to patient outcomes. One solution is the implementation of an IoT platform powered by RFID to enable clinicians to effectively use medical equipment and reduce human error in healthcare processes, which can ensure higher quality of care.
Precise miniature plastic parts are the result of exact tooling processes such as micro tooling and micro injection molding. By understanding the tolerances of these tooling processes, it’s possible to achieve repeatability and part accuracy for even the most advanced micro medical device.
A medical company needed to develop and manufacture a surgical device that would improve ease of use over existing models and eliminate failure modes, all within a six-month time period. Donatelle helped choose the material options for prototyping and saved time and expenses in the production process.
