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Plastic Injection Molded Medical Parts: The “Heart” of the Matter!

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Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, necessitating constant advancements in cardiac care and treatment options. Among these advancements, plastic injection molded heart valves have emerged as a groundbreaking innovation, revolutionizing the field of cardiology. These valves offer numerous benefits over traditional valve replacements, providing improved durability, biocompatibility, and customization possibilities. In this…

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“Insert Here”: Plastic Injection Insert Molding For Medical Devices

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The world of medical device manufacturing has witnessed remarkable advancements in recent years, with insert molding through plastic injection molding emerging as a game-changer. This innovative technique combines the benefits of both plastic injection molding and insert placement, enabling the production of complex medical devices with enhanced functionality, improved precision, and reduced costs. In this…

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Plastic Medical Devices: A Healthy Combination

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Plastics are so ideal for medical devices, it’s “sick”! Why? Just look at the history: plastics have played a crucial role in the development of medical devices, and their use has revolutionized the field of medicine. From disposable syringes to implantable devices, plastics have made medical treatments safer, more efficient, and cost-effective. And that’s quite…

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Plastic Has The “Mettle” For Medical Devices

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Glass. Rubber. Metal. For hundreds of years, these materials were the only options open for medical device manufacturers.  Look at an old medical supply catalog and you’ll see glass IV bottles, rubber tubing, metal surgical instruments, metal carts, etc. That all began to change in 1940s when the first plastics entered the scene. Slowly, then…

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Medical Plastic Injection Molding: The AdvanTech Way

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While the skill and dedication of healthcare professionals is undoubtedly vital to the succesful delivery of medical services, the design and manufacture of the medical devices themselves also play a decisive role.  As a plastic medical device manufacturer, AdvanTech Plastics is absolutely dedicated to the “zero-defect” quality of each plastic-injection molded product we deliver to…

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Silicone: Is It Right For Plastic Injection Molding Medical Devices?

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Let’s cut to the chase: yes. In fact, silicone may even be ideal.  Blasephemy, right? Not really. Because, like carbon-based polymers, silicones, which have a backbone of silicon, offer temperature resistance, flexibility, clarity, malleability and water resistance.  And also just like plastics, they can be formed, shaped, then softened or hardened into practically anything — but…

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Medical Plastics: Let’s Leave Them To Their Own Devices!

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Medical plastics are a hot topic these days. The reason is obvious: they’re the right perscription for a wide range of plastic medical devices. The last few years have been particularly productive for plastic medical device designers, who have explored the benefits of using specialty plastic compounds in medical applications. Taking their cue from other…

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The Lowly Plastic Specimen Container

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It’s really hard to get excited about plastic specimen containers — or cups as they are often called. At first glance they are a simple, utilitarian object designed to do one thing, and only one thing:  safely collect, then seal urine, stool or tissue samples for later testing. Easy peasy, right? Not so quick. Manufacturing…

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Plastic Obturators: “Guiding” Plastic Medical Devices For Years

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Tracheotomies have been used by doctors for over a hundred years for patients that have trouble breathing normally, have blocked airways or to remove fluid from the lungs. There are four major pieces of this vital plastic medical device: the tracheostomy (trach) tube itself the outer cannula the inner cannula the obturator The fact that…

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Insert Molding For Plastic Medical Devices Is Often The Right Prescription

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Overmolding or insert molding? That’s the question for many medical device manufacturers who utilize plastic injection molding. While similar, these two processes have a crucial difference:  Overmolding creates two plastic components that are then molded together to form the final product.  Insert molding takes a pre-fabricated component, often made of metal, then joins it to…

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