June 1997 Selected Contents
Products Featured on the Cover
Light-curable adhesive meets Class VI requirementsThe adhesive features a low viscosity, making it suitable for applications requiring flow around tight-fitting components.
Package tester verifies seal strength and creep resistance
Flexible films and compounds for disposable medical devices
Product Preview
More than 700 companies exhibited at MD&M East in New York in June.
Hotline
Lubricious Coating Developed for Stainless-Steel Medical DevicesWith this coating, biocompatibility of invasive metal-based devices is achievable without changing the materials from which these devices are made.
Luminescence Detector Reads Invisible UV Markings
E-Beam Sterilization System Designed for In-House Use
Industry News
Hundreds of Products and Services Displayed at MD&M OrlandoOne of many new products featured at the show was a Windows-based mechanical-assembly design and drafting software product that combines 3-D solid modeling with production-ready 2-D drafting capabilities.
3D Systems Opens Colorado Facility
Parts Competition Won by Pressure-Formed X-Ray Unit Covers
Perfecseal Expands Operations in Puerto Rico
Griffith Micro Science Announces New Division
Profile
Engineering Plastics Help Bypass Design TroublesFollowing the success of some minimally invasive surgical methods, companies are exploring ways to apply such techniques to critical procedures that still require full surgical intervention.
Casebook 1
Surface Modification Improves Performance on Microcatheter
A high-lubricity and -tenacity coating enhances a device's performance with greater insertion speed, increased patient comfort, and expanded access.
Casebook 2
Dispensable Paste Solder Helps Refine a Sticky ProcedureA specific paste solder and the precisely timed air pulse of a dispenser tool enabled uniform distribution of solder material, facilitating a company's manufacturing process.
Spotlight on:
IV ComponentsA few of the products featured in this month's Spotlight include fluid-system connectors, disposable needleless valves, and one-way check valves.
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