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PEEKy Blinders: a meeting of minds in medical PEEK

The latest in medical-grade PEEK and its applications was presented at the 2nd International PEEK Meeting in Washington last week. Participants included engineers, scientists, regulators and clinicians from academia, industry and government agencies, worldwide.

Following the inaugural gathering of experts in 2013, this second meeting featured more than 30 scientific papers from April 23-24 at the Cosmos Club in Washington D.C. It was organised by Steve Kurtz, Ph.D. of the Implant Research Center at Drexel University and Exponent, Inc. As chairman for the meeting, Steve Kurtz said in the run-up to the PEEK meeting: “I am enthusiastic about the feedback that we have been receiving from members of the medical device community, and I believe the regulatory workshop for example, will provide a unique perspective into this aspect of the industry.” The workshop was organised in collaboration with scientists from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Research projects that were presented during the two day meeting included:

“The last few years have seen fast accelerating global interest in the use of high-performance implantable PEEK polymers for medical devices,” commented John Devine, Medical Business Unit Director at Invibio, the sponsor of the event. “The International PEEK meeting, which Invibio is proud to sponsor, not only gives researchers a cross-sector forum for sharing and discussing the latest advances in their R&D, it also gives our customers a better understanding of how PEEK-based compounds and processing techniques are enabling a quantum leap in the efficacy and quality of today’s medical implants and radically enhancing their therapeutic outcomes. At the same time, the meeting is a means to communicate practical advice for getting these new devices to market faster."

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