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Jan 16, 2013

Multiple factors determine the best alternative to DEHP for PVC medical devices by Peter M. Galland, Industry Manager for Regulated Compounds, Teknor Apex Company While phthalate esters such as DEHP are the most widely used plasticizers for flexible PVC medical compounds and have been for fifty years, issues concerning their possible effects on human health have caused some device manufacturers to consider compounds containing alternative plasticizers. Sometimes […] Bone Biologics completes $5.75 Million round of financing Bone Biologics, an orthobiologic company focused on regenerative medicine, announced today the completion of a $5.75 million funding round with Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, OrthoFix Holdings, Inc. and Hankey Capital, LLC. Proceeds will be used primarily to fund further development and synthesis of a potential bone graft substitute product focused first on bone regeneration in spinal […] MR Solutions wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise MR Solutions, of Guildford has won the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the innovation category. This award is announced on the Queen’s birthday, 21 April and is one of the UK’s highest accolades recognizing business achievement. This has been achieved in recognition of MR Solutions’ development of a preclinical multi-modality MRI scanner which does […] UL experts aim to “raise the baseline” in cybersecurity Industry is facing increasing risk of both unintentional and malignant cyber threats, and an increasing sense of responsibility to protect against those factors. Cyber threats continue to be a high priority for medical technology companies, but there are continued questions on how and where to introduce security measures. Now, UL says the process should be […] Materialise NV, Canon ink Japanese distro deal Materialise NV said today it inked a distribution deal with Canon Lifecare Solutions to distribute its Materialise Mimics Innovation software and care suits in Japan. Through the agreement, workstations and 3D printers offered by Canon Lifecare Solutions will be offered with Materialise’s open software solutions, including the newly launched Materialise Mimics inPrint designed to allow […] Lubrizol LifeSciences adds commercial manufacturing capacity at Particle Sciences The Lubrizol Corporation’s LifeSciences, the leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for complex drug products, is adding commercial drug product manufacturing capacity at its Particle Sciences facility in Bethlehem, PA. The 18,000 square foot capacity will include both sterile and non-sterile space with complete lyophilization and filling operations. Among other things, the facility will […] LED illumination system, ilumCURE, for the industrial applications In automated manufacturing processes up to 127 ilumCURE devices are controlled individually from a single PC to perform punctual or wide area exposures with adjustable intensity and duration. The operating states of the devices can be monitored remotely to detect issues within automated production. Reproducible hardening processes are ensured by a controller-operated LED current measurement […] Studies at the AAN meeting confirm nVNS is stimulating the vagus nerve non-invasively and more The study presented at the AAN meeting in Vancouver1 this week reported success in an open label study of 56 patients with menstrual migraine using nVNS. Menstrual migraine is one the most common causes of migraine in women and their attacks are typically longer lasting, more disabling, and less responsive to medications than non-menstrual migraine […] From advanced lasers to advanced stents: Femtosecond lasers create the next generation of bioresorbable stents Manufacturing medical devices has always been a tricky task. Unlike consumer technology, the impact of a poorly built medical device can be severe and life-threatening. Producing devices for the human body can require precision on a level that used to be science fiction, but the development of ultra-short laser technology is taking their development to […] Simple, yet essential: Innovation in medical tubing design Like the human bodies they’re designed to treat, medical devices are often composed of disparate systems. Linking those systems, much like the vasculature of the human body, are systems of tubes. Tubing provides passage for gas, fluid, electronics, and even micro-sized devices to travel seamlessly. With modern designs, tubes are often slated to play double-duty, […] How catheters are driving healthcare innovation The catheter is not the Hollywood starlet of medical devices. Hardly glamorous, it’s a tube that goes inside the body. Despite their diminutive size and seemingly basic function, however, catheters have become an integral part of the modern healthcare system and are driving innovation in the industry. Navigating the human circulatory system can be a […] Leave a Reply You must be logged in to post a comment. Need Medtech news in a minute? We Deliver! MassDevice Enewsletters get you caught up on all the mission critical news you need in med tech. Sign up today. Tweets by @MassDevice Need Medtech news in a minute? We Deliver! MassDevice Enewsletters get you caught up on all the mission critical news you need in med tech. Sign up today. 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