How Sterilization Affects TPU-Based Medical Devices
Choosing the right material for a medical device is tough enough on its own. Add sterilization to the mix, and the puzzle gets even trickier. Most developers and engineers are focused on the product—how it functions, fits, and affords patients a better experience. But if the sterilization process doesn’t hold up, your best materials and design won’t either. Thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) are a perfect example—these polymers are a reminder that sterilization isn’t just a technical detail but something that can shape the success of a medical device from multiple angles.
Your Guide to Medical Device Sterilization: Methods, Compliance, Challenges & Trends
Sterilization has always played a central role in medical device development. But today, it’s no longer just a matter of checking a regulatory box or signing off on a quality assurance protocol. It’s a design constraint, a supply chain risk, and increasingly, a competitive differentiator. Further, a next generation of sterilization modalities are emerging.
The Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator: A Promising Novel Device
Transvenous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are the reference standard for preventing sudden cardiac death (SCD) but have risks associated with intravascular lead placement.1 ICD technology has evolved from the epicardial to the transvenous era to extravascular innovations that avoid vascular complications, including cardiac perforation, venous obstruction, increased infection rates, and tricuspid regurgitation.
Smart Implants: Revolutionizing Healthcare with Cutting-Edge Technology
In recent years, the medical field has seen a wave of innovation with the advent of smart implants. But what exactly are these advanced devices, and how do they work?
Device Detects Infections from Skin Temperature
An international team has developed an intelligent device capable of monitoring the temperature of the skin continuously and accurately.
Managing Miniaturization: Thermal Protection Is Critical at Any Size
Medical devices have been around for centuries. Egyptians designed bronze scalpels and lancets almost 5,000 years ago, but today, pacemakers, artificial joints, and 3D-printed implants are the norm, and far more compact and complex.
Enhancing Manufacturing Efficiency with High-Performance Coatings
Medical device manufacturing is a highly regulated industry that demands precision and faces numerous challenges. Ensuring efficiency, compliance, and safety is crucial for maintaining the integrity of the manufacturing process and the quality of the final products.
Overcoming sterilisation stagnancy through materials science
Medical device sterilisation is a critical process in h […]
Guest Editorial: The Power of One When Choosing Stent and Catheter Partners
As device designs become increasingly sophisticated, medtech companies are understandably seeking contract design and manufacturing partners that can accompany them on comprehensive product journeys — from initial concept to validation to large-scale manufacturing, and everything in between. This places a differentiating premium on partners with the ability to combine ideation and early-stage development with materials science and process technologies.
4 Ways Ultrafast Laser Techniques Reshape the Medical Manufacturing Landscape
Medical device manufacturing has significantly advanced over the past several decades, resulting in more innovations for producers, providers, and patients. Ultrafast lasers are important for allowing companies to create more cutting-edge items in shorter time frames.