Our most read stories of 2015

As 2015 is beginning to wrap up Medical Plastics News has looked at our most popular stories

Cooling cap wins innovation competition at Medtech

Back in October MPN reported that Primasil Silicones won the top accolade in the Exhibitor Innovations Competition at the Medtech World Awards for its technical development of a cooling cap.

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A medical device designer’s guide to PEEK performance

This article discusses how polyetheretherketone (PEEK), a resin commonly fabricated via conventional melt processing methods, delivers particularly advanced performance in high-end applications, including aerospace, chemical processing and increasingly in medical devices.  

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Medtronic launches pancreas ‘mimic’ device for diabetes

In March this year Medtronic launched a diabetes management device that was of great interest to MPN’s readers. The device mimics the pancreas’s ability to predict low glucose levels and helps people with diabetes manage their condition.

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5 gruesome devices from days gone by

Thank goodness for science. MPN looked at some of history’s most gruesome procedures and devices for Halloween this year and decided we definitely prefer today’s contemporary contraptions.

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Four dead after bacteria is spread by device used in surgery

In October MPN reported on an incident where eight open-heart surgery patients at WellSpan York hospital developed an infection from a medical device used during their surgery, with four of those infected dying.

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