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Membrane Switch Assemblies
Single-use disposable membrane switch assemblies are designed and manufactured to OEM specifications for use in a variety of handheld medical and surgical devices. Available for customer integration or fully assembled with plastic housings, cabling, and connectors, these switch assemblies can be alcohol-wiped and packaged into a single stock-keeping unit. Produced with actuation forces and a tactile feel that can be specific to the instrument design, the switch assemblies can incorporate key centerline spacing from <0.5 in. They can be produced to quality standard PQ-MP-09-93-010 and meet IP-67 requirements. Eastprint Inc., North Andover, MA.
Pneumatics System Controller
A high-speed analog proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller is paired with an efficient pulse width modulation–based valve driver. The LS-C41 hybrid pneumatics system controller and driver maximize the performance of the company’s LS and M2 driverless valves. For control of position, motion, flow, force, or pressure in pneumatic systems used in medical equipment and devices, the controller features multiple PID and feed-forward options as well as nested loop control architecture. Its adjustable gain, deadband, and dither frequency help optimize process control. Enfield Technologies, Trumbull, CT.
Pico- and Femtosecond Amplifiers
Pico- and femtosecond regenerative amplifiers are suitable for cold ablation of biological tissue in neurology applications. The picoRegen UC-Industrial has a power rating of 30 W with a pulse duration of 12 ps, while the femtoRegen UC-Industrial has a power rating of 8 W with a pulse duration of 350 fs. With a footprint measuring 78 × 34 cm, the laser sources can be integrated into OEM products, providing femto- and picosecond pulses that can be triggered via transistor-transistor logic signals from single pulses up to a maximum repetition rate of 500 kHz. Combining high power and high repetition rates, the units integrate pump laser diode modules, a seed oscillator, and an amplifier into a single housing. The systemsˇ¦ semiconductor saturable absorber mirror ensures passive and self-starting mode locking for temporal stability. High Q Laser Innovation GmbH, Bregenz, Austria.
Fluoropolymer Tubing
A manufacturer of fluoroplastic tubing and heat-shrink PTFE, FEP, PFA, MFA, ETFE, ECTFE, THV, PEEK, and PEI ULTEM offers tubing products that resist chemicals in harsh environments and perform at elevated temperatures. Capable of handling static-dissipative and vacuum-service applications, the tubing can also be customized to meet application requirements. Custom treatments include tube marking, slitting, scoring and cutting, chamfering, custom shrinking onto customer products, etching, flanging, flaring, hole punching, tube forming, and kitting. Offered in a variety of configurations, products are available in sizes ranging from 0.005 in. ID to 4 in. OD, with wall thicknesses as low as 0.002 in. Parker-TexLoc, Fort Worth, TX.
Absorbent Medical Foams
An array of medical-grade hydrophilic foams can be used in single-use wound-care products and medical devices. Compatible with active ingredients such as pharmaceuticals, antimicrobials, haemostatic compounds, and odor control agents, the open-celled, fast-wicking foams can absorb and retain exudates. Depending on the application, some impregnations remain in the foam in the presence of moisture, while others are released. The foams are available with thicknesses ranging from 0.04 to 1 in. and can be engineered with custom features controlling such characteristics as absorbency, fluid retention, density, cell size, softness, and surface condition. Rynel, Inc., Wiscasset, ME.
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