June 2001
Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry
Selected Contents
EDITOR'S PAGE:
The Risk/Award Ratio
Behind the Glory of Awards Lie Some Tough Decisions
COVER STORY:
Medical Design Excellence Awards 2001
What makes a winner? Find out in these profiles of the award-winning products in the fourth annual MDEA competition-the only awards program devoted exclusively to recognizing contributions and advancements in the design of medical products.
Software Options for Automation Equipment Design
Kenneth Lindner, Eric P. Kilburg, Roger Hambro, and Charles Conrad
The tools a medical device company uses for designing automation equipment can make or break the transition to automation. The key is knowing what's out there.
The Adhesive Bonding of Medical Devices
Mehdi Tavakoli
For medical device manufacturers, selecting the right adhesives and developing the correct bonding procedures—including surface preparation, adhesive dispensing, and curing—are critical parameters in the successful use of joining technology.
WASHINGTON WRAP-UP:
Putting PMAs, 510(k)s on a Paper Diet
James G. Dickinson
Faced with an ever-increasing workload, CDRH is seeking methods to reduce the bulk of product submissions.
MEDICAL PLASTICS &
BIOMATERIALS:
Radiolucent Structural Materials for Medical Applications
Barry Chadwick and Chris Toto
For devices that are transparent to x-rays, thermoplastic and carbon-fiber composites provide properties that are competitive with traditional metals.
License agreement reached.
Company chosen to distribute rotational molding resins.
Molecularly imprinted polymers studied.
and more!
