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Nanocrystalline Material with
Gigacycle
Fatigue Life
A processing technology has been developed
that can be applied to many different fine wire
medical alloys to improve their fatigue
properties. This technology has been used to
process a low inclusion alloy, 35 cobalt-35
nitinol-20 chromium-10 molybdenum. After
processing, this ultra fine microstructure
exhibited relatively high yield strength, good
axial ductility and a fatigue limit of 1 GPa at a
fatigue lifetime that exceeded 100 million cycles,
as reported here.
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Force Testing
Medical Tubing
Force testing in the design and production
of medical tubing is an essential ingredient in
the delivery of functional and consistently high
quality devices. This article describes a range of
typical tests, how they are performed and the
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Incorporating
Human Factors in
Product Design and
Development
To reduce the
risk of developing malfunctioning or misused
products, companies are incorporating Human
Factors Engineering (HFE) methods into the product
design and development process. By integrating
research, HFE and user interface design, companies
can identify usage errors and differentiate their
products from their competitors. |
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Contract Manufacturers Add Contract Design
to Their Services
Increasingly, contract manufacturers are
offering design services to the industry. The
advantages of this to medical device companies are
outlined. |
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SynCardia
promotes Gaul to COO
SynCardia Systems Inc, manufacturer
of the CardioWest Artificial Heart, has promoted
Mike Gaul to Chief Operating Officer. Gaul joined
Syncardia as Vice President of Operations in
October 2005. Gaul's 30 years in medical and
robotic manufacturing have been instrumental in
the development of the 50 cc artificial heart,
which according to the company, is the only FDA
and CE approved temporary artificial heart in the
world.
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Mike
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