Teleflex Medical OEM Offers Free Webinar on Catheter Design
US medical device contract manufacturer Teleflex Medical OEM has announced that it is presenting the free webinar “Optimal Catheter Design: Making the Smart Choices When Selecting Materials and Manufacturing Processes” on Thursday, September 26, 2013, at 2:00 pm ET (9:00 am British Summer Time, 10 am Central European Summer Time). The presentation will help participants make the right choices of materials and production processes to achieve cost and performance objectives of a catheter-based project while avoiding the pitfall of over engineering. The 60-minute session will be presented by Ed Boarini, Senior Vice-President of Strategy and Business Development at Teleflex Medical OEM.
Today’s sophisticated catheters have become modern marvels of advanced design and polymer technology. These amazing devices are used to perform an ever-increasing number of interventional and diagnostic procedures that require unique flexibility and strength characteristics. For optimal performance, researchers and designers need to consider both the biological, physical, and chemical characteristics of polymers, and the growing roster of break-through manufacturing processes. In this webinar, participates will explore:
- Catheter performance characteristics to consider during the polymer selection process
- Integration of advanced polymers’ characteristics into the design of next-gen catheters
- Cost/benefit trade-offs offered by different manufacturing technologies
- Replacing traditional materials with leading-edge polymers
The free webinar is open to medical device designers, OEMs, R&D professionals, and industry suppliers. For more information, visit www.teleflexmedicaloem.com.