September
2007
Medical Product Manufacturing News
Selected Contents
Medical Product Manufacturing News
Selected Contents
EDITOR'S PAGE
Questioning the Status Quo Can Pay Off in Improved Implants
BREAKTHROUGHS
- Pouch Provides Puncture-Resistant Packaging for Trays
- Washing Process Offers Alternative to Oven Technique for Postcuring of Silicone Parts
SPOTLIGHT
Adhesives
Catheter and Stent Fabrication
OUTSOURCING OUTLOOK
NEED TO KNOW
- High-Tech Partnership Bundles Catheters with Fiber-Optic Sensors
- U.S. Firm Builds E-Beam Sterilization Facility in Costa Rica
- Tank Technology for NASA Holds Promise for Medical Applications
- In Brief
ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS
Copolyester Toughens Up Portable Wound-Healing System
FOCUS ON EQUIPMENT
Testing and Inspection
SPECIAL FEATURE: CONVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES
When Technologies Collide
Shana Leonard
Convergence of technologies and industries is prompting development of combination products and a host of new opportunities, but manufacturers face double the challenges
PRODUCT UPDATE
Stretching the Possibilities with
Silicone Molding Technologies
Shana Leonard
Injection overmolding of bondable liquid silicone rubber and two-shot silicone-thermoplastic molding represent recent additions to the U.S. medical molding market.
