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July/August 2007
Medical Product Manufacturing News
Selected Contents





MPMN Supplement:
National Manufacturing Week Preview






EDITOR'S PAGE

Big Changes Coming for Small Patients

BREAKTHROUGHS

SPOTLIGHT

Plastics and Elastomers
Tubing and Tube Processing

OUTSOURCING OUTLOOK

Disposables

NEED TO KNOW

ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS

 Charging Forward

Shana Leonard

A redesigned battery system enhances a ventilator’s portability and reliability

REGIONAL FOCUS

 Colorado Is High on Medical Manufacturing

Daniel Grace

SPECIAL FEATURE: IMPLANTABLES

 It’s What’s Inside That Counts

Shana Leonard

Wireless systems, miniature devices, and widespread growth are ahead for electronic implantable devices

The Great Battery Debate: To Recharge or Not to Recharge?

Shana Leonard

Batteries may seem trivial, but their use in implantable devices has some people in the industry all charged up.

PRODUCT UPDATE

IV Component Design Focuses on Safety

Shana Leonard

Material competition, miniaturization of devices, and diminution of lead times present challenges to metal fabricators


FOCUS ON EQUIPMENT

 Assembly