MARKET PLACE
Self-sealing IV catheter vents
Porex Technologies has introduced a series of IV catheter vents that reportedly help improve infection control outcomes by preventing blood bypass through the vent and creating a closed system. The self-sealing IV catheter vents are designed to achieve superior, cost-effective and technologically advanced solutions, to help deliver accuracy, precision and reliability. Various geometric shapes and sizes are available.
Porex Technologies GmbH, Aachen, Germany.
Tel. +49 241 910 525 28, www.porex.com
Seals
Precision Polymer Engineering designs and manufactures high performance sealing solutions. Products include fully moulded O-rings (from 0.25 mm to 2 m diameter), gaskets, diaphragms, hygienic seals for pipe couplings, valve seats and custom seals. Products are manufactured in various FDA and USP Class VI compliant compounds to suit process chemistries and operating temperatures from –60°C to +325°C.
Precision Polymer Engineering Ltd, Blackburn, UK.
Tel. +44 1254 295 402, www.prepol.com
Antimicrobial stopcocks
Elcam Medical has added two swabbable, minimal dead space, antimicrobial stopcocks to its product range. DoubleSafe and TripleSafe feature silver-ion based antimicrobial technology that, according to the company, has been proven through in vitro tests to be effective against the most prevalent sources of catheter related blood stream infections. Both stopcocks feature a closed design to prevent contaminants’ penetration into the fluid path, thereby reducing the risk of bloodstream infections.
Elcam Medical, BarAm, Israel.
Tel. +1 972 4 698 8120, www.elcam-medical.com
Fluid management components
Value Plastics specialises in moulding precision fluid management components. The company offers more than 3300 precision components including quick connects, luer fittings and sanitary fittings manufactured from 100% virgin resins. They are designed for a wide range of tubing types with i.d.s between 1.6 mm (1/16 in.) and 25.4 mm (1 in.). The single barb design of the fittings features no parting line on critical sealing surfaces, which provide superior connections often with no further need for clamps.
Value Plastics Inc., Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
Tel. +1 970 226 8252, www.valueplastics.com
Catheters
Bavaria Medizin Technologie specialises in designing, developing and manufacturing catheters. The product range includes percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty catheters, stent delivery systems, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty catheters for angioplasty and stent delivery systems, renal catheters and aspiration catheters. The company also offers a range of services such as final packaging, sterilisation, crimping and regulatory support.
Bavaria Medizin Technologie GmbH, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany.
Tel. +49 8153 401 10, www.bavaria-medizin.de
Plastic components and subassemblies
Halkey-Roberts manufactures plastic components and subassemblies used in disposable medical devices. It produces standard and customised medical valves, including those used as substitutes for needle ports in IV sets. Other products are catheter and tracheal-tube valves, flow control valves, tubing clamps, tubing flanges, fill and drain closures, hand pumps, and pressure-relief valves. All products are available in a variety of colours and materials to suit aesthetic and sterilisation requirements. The company is certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 and manufactures to GMP standards.
Halkey-Roberts Corp., St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
Tel. +1 727 471 4235, www.halkeyroberts.com
Needle-free transfer set
Technoflex has launched a luer-based needle-free transfer set for drug reconstitution in flexible bags. Technoflex TTS101 is a completely closed system that prevents potential drug contamination problems and eliminates staff needle stick injuries during product preparation. A luer lock connection to the bag keeps the device closed and the drug vial cannot be removed once locked.
Technoflex SA, Bidart, France.
Tel. +33 559 54 66 66, www.technoflex.net
Connector catalogue
Lemo, a manufacturer and distributer of metal and plastic connectors, has published a new version of its product catalogue. The 70-page REDEL P connector catalogue provides details about the product range, including information on elbow socket models for printed circuits, disposable or single use connectors and hybrid connectors (coaxial, high voltage or fluidic).
Lemo SA, Ecublens, Switzerland.
Tel. +41 21 695 16 87, www.lemo.com
Transparent luers and connectors
Eldon James offers a range of transparent luers and connectors that have a polyolefin base and do not contain Bisphenol A. According to the company, CrystalVu components will not stress crack like acrylic or polycarbonate and can be autoclaved and sterilised by ethylene oxide and gamma. Features of the FDA and USP VI compliant components include low water absorption (<1%), high gas permeability (10x higher than polyethylene) and a higher level of chemical resistance than polycarbonate and acrylic. Applications include syringes.
Eldon James Corp., Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
Tel. +1 970 461 4347, www.eldonjames.com
Tuohy borst adpters
Qosina has introduced three Tuohy borst adapters that comprise a PVC body with a Triax cap. Parts 80407, 80408 and 80409 have a chemical resistant silicone gasket that prevents backflow of fluids and secures the position of a guidewire or instrument when closed. Gaskets range from 4 to 6 French. A range of other components including HDPE dispensing tubing, luers and guidewire accessories are also available from the company.
Qosina, Edgewood, New York, USA.
Tel. +1 631 242 3000, www.qosina.com
Connector with port
Morton Medical manufactures disposable medical products such as silicone and PVC tubes, cardiovascular tubing sets, extension lines, three-way stopcocks, IV regulators and connectors. Its MN 906 Kapkon connector with port is transparent for easy observation of secretion and features a conical connector that reportedly provides strong and safe connection. The connector also features vacuum control.
Morton Medical, Izmir, Turkey.
Tel. +90 232 458 1888, www.mortonmedical.net
Catheter-based products
Teleflex Medical custom designs catheters with complex features and exacting specifications. Its engineering and product development team is reportedly experienced in heat shrink tubing, etched liners and other precision extrusion products that incorporate ultrathin walls, profiles, multilumens and braided reinforced designs. The company says its inhouse compounding capability allows it to extrude a range of fluoropolymers and thermoplastics to the tightest tolerances.
Teleflex Medical OEM, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA.
Tel. +1 262 925 2800, www.teleflexmedicaloem.com
Stent development
Fortimedix specialises in endovascular stents, offering full inhouse contract stent development and stent manufacturing capabilities. Manufacturing services include stent mounting by means of proprietary crimping technology, packaging, labelling, product customisation and sterilisation.
Fortimedix bv, Nuth, The Netherlands.
Tel. +31 45 544 95 20, www.fortimedix.com
Disposable connector
Fischer Connectors has introduced a disposable connector that is matable with metal recepticals. The Limited Use Connector’s customisable plastic interface shell is designed to accept standard contact block configurations. Hybrid connector configurations are also available to facilitate the integration of fluid and fibreoptics. Electrical contacts can be mixed with fluid/gas contacts or polymer optical fibre that is suitable for transmitting light. Three colour options prevent mismating of critical connections. The company has recently moved its headquarters and primary production centre to new facilities in Saint Prex, Switzerland, in response to increasing demand for its products.
Fischer Connectors SA, Saint Prex, Switzerland.
Tel. +41 21 800 95 95, www.fischerconnectors.com
Modular rectangular connectors
ODU has added a new model to its series of ODU MAC LC modular rectangular connectors for transmitting signals, power and high frequencies. The Power Module has three different contact positions, nominal voltage up to 2500 V, and 32 A nominal current. It has a a contact diameter of 3.5 mm, measures 9.6 mm and has various crimp connections from 1.5 to 6 mm2. The module provides broad coverage for the power supply to single phase and polyphase consumers with increased power consumption, such as motors, heater and light sources.
ODU Steckverbindungssysteme GmbH & Co. KG, Mühldorf, Germany.
Tel. +49 8631 61560, www.odu.de
