Medical Device Link Newsletter: The Latest on Machining and Silicone; Plus: Ask the Experts, Medtech Video Vault

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Newsletter
New Features on Medical Device Link

Ask the Experts
Have a question? With our new Ask the Experts sites, you can pose your product design and development questions directly to industry experts in a variety of fields such as medical extrusion technology, adhesives and epoxies, metals, and packaging. New experts will be added regularly to our three Ask the Experts sites (hosted by MPMN, EMDM & MDT, and PMP News), so check back in frequently.

Medtech Video Vault
Our new online information resource, Medtech Video Vault, allows you access to trade show floors by presenting products and services from medical OEM suppliers at the forefront of medical design engineering. It's like being able to visit the trade show floor from your desktop.

 

Outsourcing Outlook on Machining

Shrinking development times and advances in CNC equipment are accelerating the demand for precision machining of plastic components. While injection molding has long been the assumed default process for producing plastic parts, it has several limitations, such as process inflexibility. Since machining using improved CNC tools does not have these limitations, the machining of plastic components has become a viable and, in some cases, a superior alternative to molding.

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Feature Articles

Silicone Catches Up with Counterparts
Silicone tubing has become more commonplace, owing to its unique properties for medical applications.



Bar Coding: What's in the Box?
FDA is developing standards for automatically identifying lots or serialized products. Product manufacturers are looking at bar codes to help them uniquely identify pharmaceuticals and medical devices, which leads them to some level of variable coding technology use.

Innovation in Tough Times
While the U.S. healthcare system continues to struggle in a down economy, leaders in diagnostics are finding ways to help clinicians save money and patient lives.

Headlines
OrbusNeich Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Boston Scientific
Defibrillators Recalled after Reports of Incidents
GE's First Portable ECG, "Medical Texting," Arrive in US
FDA Classifies Recent Urgent Device Correction on Baxter’s COLLEAGUE Infusion Pump as a Class I Recall
Medtronic Raises Death Toll Connected with Wires
Orthofix International Sends Letter to Shareholders Expressing Concerns About Ramius
All News

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FDA Zone Upcoming and Recent Webcasts

From Transforming FDA
Is Hamburg What FDA Needs?
Margaret Hamburg is President's Obama's choice for FDA commissioner. The agency has been without a leader since Andrew von Eschenbach resigned in December.

Latest FDA Releases

  • Circulatory System Devices Panel Advisory Meeting, March 18, 2009 - Agenda, Roster, Briefing
  • Federal Register: Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration; User Fees and Refunds for Premarket Approval Applications; Availability
  • Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff: User Fees and Refunds for Premarket Approval Applications
  • Federal Register: Ophthalmic Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
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Visit MDL's Webcasts section for a wide variety of upcoming and archived Web events.

 

Plan Ahead with MDL's Events Calendar


MDL's Events Calendar is a comprehensive survey of industry tradeshows, conferences, classes and discussions being held all over the world.

 

Upcoming Event - BIOMEDevice

April 22-23, 2009 • Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, MA
Attend New England’s new MD&M event! The BIOMEDevice exposition will include 300 leading suppliers to the medical device industry and the nation’s top resources for biopharmaceutical and medical device design and manufacturing. For complete event details including expo hall highlights, a current list of exhibitors, information on the co-located BIOMEDevice Executive Forum, and easy online registration for free expo hall admission, visit www.BIOMEDeviceBoston.com.

 
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