Medical Devices (Page 4)

We are pleased to announce that Stryker Instruments is now an EWI member company. The division is part of the Stryker Corporation, an international medical technology company offering innovative products and services in orthopedics, medical and surgical, and neurotechnology and spine medical device solutions.

In response to urgent need during the COVID pandemic, EWI conducted a study to validate the use of polymer additive manufacturing to make replacement parts for medical ventilators. The results of this research demonstrate that high-quality, leak-tight parts can be made quickly and efficiently using the 3D printing technology. To read the details of this...

A polymer can act rubbery or glassy depending on its temperature or rate of deformation, such as from an impact. This is important for medtech devices that are stored at low temperature, vibrate, or are required to pass drop testing. In general, the quicker the polymer is impacted, the more brittle it acts and the...