INDUSTRY NEWS
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Creganna has introduced specialty needle design and manufacturing services from its manufacturing facility in Marlborough, MA, USA.
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Having recently doubled the size of the Marlborough facility, the firm also has unveiled a high-performance alloy for needle applications to coincide with the introduction of specialty needle manufacturing services. “We have introduced a high-performance alloy, known as Javelin, for demanding needle applications,” says Vlado Gergely, head of metallurgy at Creganna. “Javelin–based needles exhibit excellent damage resistance, shape-set resilience, high hardness and column strength, and minimum tip deflection, all of which enable superior physician control during challenging procedures.”
The Irish company has also launched a tool that supports quick and efficient design of delivery systems. Known as Meridian, the system is facilitated by a computerized simulation technique known as “finite element analysis” that enables design engineers to rapidly find the best metal shaft design for their product application. The Meridian database and design tool is the result of an 18-month R&D program at Creganna. The objective of the program was to develop software that would enable product designers to find the optimum cut geometry for a metal shaft rapidly while containing costs. “We have virtually eliminated the design bottleneck that is associated with the traditional iterative design cycle of prototyping and testing,” says Michael Howe, manager of the company’s Innovation Centre.
For more information, contact Creganna Medical Devices, Parkmore West, Galway, Ireland; phone: +353 91 757801; fax: +353 91 757850; e-mail: maura.leahy@creganna.com; Internet: www.creganna.com.
