Vol. 32 No. 2 March -
April 2024
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Advertisers'
Index
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Accuprec Research Labs Pvt. Ltd., India |
Ambica Medicare Engineering, India |
Bry-Air Asia Pvt. Ltd., India |
Nu-Vu Conair Pvt. Ltd., India |
Celanese Corporation, India |
CLS Pvt.
Ltd., India |
Carclo Technical Plastics Pvt. Ltd.,
India |
ET Elastomer Technik, Germany |
Eewa Engineering Co. Pvt. Ltd., India |
I-Kare Polyalloys Pvt. Ltd., India |
KLJ
Group, India |
Lubrizol Advanced Materials India Pvt.
Ltd. |
Map
Industries, India |
Milliken & Company, India |
GLR Laboratories
Pvt. Ltd., India |
HighRichja Precision Extrusion Machinery Co. Ltd., China |
PVC Colouring Compounding & Processing,
India |
Qosina,
USA |
R.R. Patel Gases (P) Ltd., India |
Raumedic AG |
SMC Medical Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd.,
India |
Tekni-Plex India Pvt. Ltd., India |
Yizumi India |
Airways Surgical Pvt. Ltd., India |
Alpha Medicare and Devices Ltd., India |
Alpha Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd., India |
Angiplast Pvt. Ltd., India |
Beacon Plastics, India |
Delux Surgical, Inida |
International Certification Services
Pvt. Ltd., India |
Jain Rubbers Pvt. Ltd., India |
Life-O-Line Technologist, India |
Leelavathy
Medical Device Company, India |
SEC Global Consulting & Initiative LLP,
India |
SkyValue, India |
Surgi Pack India Pvt. Ltd. |
Amigo Surgi Care
Pvt. Ltd., India |
Apex Medical Devices, India |
Jimit Medico Surgicals Pvt. Ltd. |
Morrisons
Lifecare Pvt. Ltd., India |
National Healthcare, India |
Pharmadocx, Inida |
S. Nath & Co., India |
Unikal Consultants, India |
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Editorial
Medical Devices Sterilization:
In most of the applications, medical devices have to be sterile. Sterility is a
hygienic standard and its understanding had been developed for decades in the
twentieth century. It is important to understand the need of sterility and its
problems within the medical device industry.
Each sterilization procedure needs to be accessed for technical viability. The
method should be as fast and reliable as possible and should have no impact on
plastic materials. The cover story includes: nature of microbiological
contaminants, product wise sterility assurance levels required, various
sterilization methods used, process validation & other challenges as well as
possible alternatives for Ethylene Oxide...
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Cover Story
Contamination from microorganisms can come from
various sources that could include the raw material
from suppliers, the manufacturing process and the
storage, handling and distribution processes. The
purpose of sterilization is to inactivate the
microbiological contaminants and thereby transform
the nonsterile medical devices into sterile
products...
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Cover Story
An Ethylene Oxide (EO)
Sterilization Validation is designed to assist the
manufacturer in the development of a sterilization
process that delivers the appropriate sterility
assurance level and ensures repeatability for each
product type developed...
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Technology
The Facilitation
Centre for Industrial Plasma Technologies (FCIPT) as
a unit of IPR, links the Institute with the
industries and commercially exploits the IPR
knowledgebase. FCIPT interacts closely with
entrepreneurs through the phases of development,
incubation, demonstration and delivery of
technologies. Complete package of at broad spectrum
of plasma based industrial technologies and
facilitation services is offered...
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Materials
There’s never been a
bigger moment for innovation in the healthcare
industry than right now. Leading medical device
manufacturers are in a race to develop new devices
that are smarter, minimally invasive and capable of
delivering better patient outcomes. But without a
trusted polymers partner to offer the materials
knowledge and testing capabilities necessary to give
your device the performance characteristics it needs
- your innovation may not be realized...
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Materials
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) stands as a cornerstone
in the realm of medical device manufacturing,
revered for its versatility, cost-effectiveness, and
compatibility with rigorous sterilization protocols.
However, the landscape is evolving, with a spotlight
on the polymer compounders who fuel this industry...
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Materials
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Professional Association
SPE INDIA MEDICAL PLASTICS DIVISION was
virtually inaugurated by Mr. Conor Carlin SPE
President 2024 during the SPE INDIA board meeting
held in Mumbai on March 12, 2024. An Offline
inauguration of SPE INDIA MEDICAL PLASTICS DIVISION
will be shortly done at Andhra Medical Technology
Zone (AMTZ), Visakhapatnam. The board meeting also
selected Mr. D. L. Pandya as the Vice President,
Medical Plastics Division, SPE India. This
initiative is for the benefit of Indian Medical
Device Industry as well as Plastic Industry
Professionals...
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Global Trends
Finding suitable
ethylene oxide alternatives for medical device
sterilization is more crucial than ever with the
EPA’s new emissions rule in light of the chemical’s
health risks.
The new sterilization
methods that don’t use EtO would not only need to be
safe and effective, but also meet certain criteria
for compatibility, scalability and high
throughput...
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Global Market - Medical Devices
Mr. Amit Dave - M. Pharm, MBA,
Former CEO – Brazil Operations/ Vice President
Export - Zydus Cadila Claris Lifesciences
Brazil is the largest medical
equipment market in South America, and it is still
growing. Positive factors driving the market growth
for Brazil are...
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AiMeD &
Regulatory Updates
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Indian Embassy In Moscow Bats For Tapping Potential
Of Indo-Russian Medical Device Industry Through
Collaborative Efforts
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AiMeD demands separate pricing mechanism for medical
devices industry
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India Changes Medical Device Application Processing
System
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CDSCO to switch PSUR submission of medical devices
and in-vitro devices to online system
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Health Regulator Seeks Private Labs for Quality
Testing of Medical Devices
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Industry News
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AMTZ, Kyrgyzstan govt ink MoU for supply of medical
equipment
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AM Naik, Madhusudan Kela invest in medical devices
company S3V Vascular Technologies
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Concept medical receives USFDA IDE approval for
MagicTouch AVF Indication
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Warburg buys majority stake in ophthalmic device
company Appasamy
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Hindustan Syringes launches Dispojekt to reduce
needle stick injuries
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Product Gallery
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Press Release
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Did You Know?
A double-lumen tube (DLT) is an endotracheal tube
designed to isolate the lungs anatomically and
physiologically.
DLT is an essential equipment for thoracic
anesthesia and its precise placement is particularly
important for anesthesia and surgery...
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