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June 2002
Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry
Selected Contents

EDITOR'S PAGE

Lessons in Design Excellence

COVER STORY

The 2002 Medical Design Excellence Awards


AUTOMATION

Managing Risks Related to Custom Automation Projects
Lawrence Allingham and François Paillusseau

Automation equipment for assembly or packaging can benefit from the use of custom systems if builders and customers develop a strategy to share the risks.

Sidebar: Looking at the Capabilities: Are there Advantages to Designing for Automation?

ADHESIVES

Light-Cure Cyanoacrylates: An Adhesive Option for Medical Device Assembly
Christine M. Salerni

Catheter and infusion-device assembly are among the manufacturing processes that can be performed quickly and at low cost with the use of UVCAs.

 

VERBATIM

Promoting New Discoveries by Focusing on the Basic Sciences

The NIBIB plans, conducts, fosters, and supports an integrated program of research and training. As its acting director, Donna Dean has helped focus the efforts of the newest member of the NIH family.




WASHINGTON WRAP-UP

A New Device-Cleaning Technology
James G. Dickinson

A software-powered cleaning technology has caught the eye of FDA. Beyond possible savings for both OEMs and SUD reprocessors, the technology offers the prospect of lifting some of the agency's inspectional burdens.

R&D DIGEST:

BULLETIN BOARD

A new compounding facility has 15-million-lb production capacity. Thermoplastic elastomer alloys improve molding performance. Parylene film sterilization methods reviewed, and more!

NEWS & ANALYSIS