High performance polymers
JUVORA implant prosthetic framework
40 years on: PEEK has yet to peak
MPN recently had the opportunity to talk to John Devine PhD, Business Director at Invibio Biomaterial Solutions, to assess its progress with its implantable PEEK. Read more
International campaign launched for Cyrolite polymers in medical devices
An International campaign has been launched by Evonik industries Evonik’s Performance Materials Segment to highlight the advantages and properties of its material CYROLITE to a larger audience. Read more
4 things to think about when choosing a high performance polymer
Cedric Perben, EMEA medical application development, Eastman Chemical Company explains Read more
Novel Dyneema Purity UHMWPE Membrane Technology
The UHMWPE Membrane technology offers an alternative to current ePTFE film materials used for creating peripheral stents that treat peripheral artery disease. Read more
Solvay's Ixef PARA Selected Over Metal in New Disposable Laparoscopic Dynamic Retraction System
High-performance thermoplastic delivers strength, rigidity and biocompatibility in patent-pending NovaTract dynamic retractor. Read more
Solvay Participates in 4th China International Medical Device Regulatory Forum
Technical presentation to highlight high-performance medical polymers for implantable and non-implantable applications. Read more
Source: Zimmer.
Zimmer Acquires Normed Medizin-Technik
Zimmer expands portfolio of foot and ankle, hand and wrist technologies through addition of innovative small bone specialty company. Read more
Source: Solvay Specialty Polymers.
Solvay: Recent Medical Applications of Sulfone Polymer Technology
Solvay Specialty Polymers has announced two medical applications for its sulfone polymer technology, an implantable drug infusion system made from PSU and a highly durable non-implantable ventilator fan made from PPSU. Read more
Source: www.depuy-recall-hip.com.
DePuy Discontinues Metal-on-Metal Implants, Focus on Plastic and Ceramic Systems
US manufacturer of orthopaedic devices DePuy Orthopaedics will discontinue global sales of two brands of hip implant systems—the Ultamet metal-on-metal articulation device and the Complete brand of ceramic-on-metal acetabular hip system. Read more
Source: Invibio.
News from Manufacturers of Long Term Implantable Polymers
High performance polymers are incredibly useful in medical devices. They demonstrate physical properties similar to metal, like fatigue and chemical resistance and tensile strength. Being mouldable and extrudable allows more intricate designs. Read more
Source: Tomasz Staszak, 2013.
Laser Micromachining of PEEK and Polyimides: Advanced Tube Geometries
Compared with metals, engineering polymers offer comparable toughness and resistance to degradation by chemicals and high temperatures, a lighter weight and more freedom in design. Laser micromachining is being used to make PEEK and polyimide stents. Read more
Source: Invibio.
First International PEEK Meeting Takes Place in Philadelphia
Invibio are sponsoring the first ever International PEEK meeting in Philladelphia demonstrating the growing importance of the material as a replacement for metal in implantable materials. Read more
Xilloc Medical.
FDA Approves First Ever Additively Manufactured Long Term Plastic Implant
The USA's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given 510k clearance for the world's first long-term plastic implant made using additive manufacturing—the OsteoFab Patient Specific Cranial Device (OPSCD). The device is made from PEKK polymer. Read more
Source: chinatravelca.com.
Solvay Follows Customers to China, Presents to Chinese Surgeons
Solvay Speciality Polymers, a leading manufacturer of high performance polymers and part of Belgium-based chemical group Solvay, has made its Solviva Biomaterials range of high performance plastics for implantable applications available in China. Read more
Orthopaedics Celebrates 2,000th Implant of PEEK Spinal Implant
Pioneer Surgical Technology, a USA-based manufacturer of implantable devices for orthopaedics and cardiothoracics, has announced that surgeons have carried out 2,000 successful implants of its NuNec PEEK cervical disc arthroplasty device. Read more
DSM to Build €100m R&D Facilities for Medical Polymers in the Netherlands
Netherlands-headquartered resin manufacturer DSM has announced that it will invest approximately €100 million in three new Dutch R&D facilities in Delft and Sittard-Geleen over the next two years. Read more
Health Risks of Metal on Metal Implants Proven in Mice
Following the release of an alert by the UK's Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in September 2010, a DePuy ASR Metal Hip Replacement was withdrawn from the market because of increased incidence of failure. Read more
DSM’s Biomedical Materials Enable Ovesco Endoscopy AG to Deliver Innovative Endoscopic Procedures
DSM Biomedical, a global leader in biomedical materials science, recently announced a step forward in its partnership with Ovesco Endoscopy AG. Read more