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Originally Published EMDM October 2004

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Filters Supplier Opens OEM Hotline
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Are you encountering problems integrating a membrane into a medical device? Now, help is just a phone call away. Filters supplier Millipore (Billerica, MA, USA) has introduced a global OEM Membrane Hotline to support medical device designers and engineers. They can access the company’s team of membrane experts by phoning +1 978 7625229, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

Engineers and application scientists are standing by to answer questions related to filtration, membrane sealing, and related materials and sterilization issues. The hotline staff is qualified to assist with manufacturing issues involving devices and diagnostic products and can provide troubleshooting assistance.

The hotline is one of the services developed by Millipore to provide customers with OEM engineering support during product development. Other services include striping labs, SEM analysis, and protocol review.

For more information about Millipore’s products and services, contact the company at 290 Concord Rd., Billerica, MA 01821, USA; phone: +1 978 7154321; fax: +1 978 7151393; Internet: www.millipore.com/OEM

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