Medical Tubing Articles & Analysis

Nordson Corporation (Nasdaq: NDSN) has acquired Fluortek, Inc., an Easton, Pennsylvania based precision plastic extrusion manufacturer that provides custom dimensioned tubing to the medical device industry. “As Nordson MEDICAL continues to expand its differentiated product offerings, the acquisition of Fluortek enhances our ability to deliver critical components that enable our ...

By Nordson Corporation

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma – Linear Health Sciences, developer of the Orchid™ Safety Release Valve (SRV), announced that it has received a substantial grant to work with the Global Center for Medical Innovation. GCMI is a comprehensive medical-device innovation center that guides the development and commercialization of new medical devices. Linear Health Sciences is the first company to ...

By Linear Health Sciences

Portsmouth, N.H. – IV dislodgement is a near-daily problem for clinicians and their patients, according to a recent focus group of vascular access experts. The clinicians also reported there is a need for better technology to mitigate the potentially serious consequences of frequent IV dislodgements. “This research discussion addressed a frustrating problem that those of us in ...

By Linear Health Sciences

ATLANTA, Georgia – The early success of Linear Health Sciences in developing its Orchid™ Safety Release Valve to prevent unwanted dislodgement of IV catheters was highlighted in a panel discussion at the recent annual conference of the Southeastern Medical Device Association (SEMDA). Dan Clark, co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Linear Health Sciences, represented the company ...

By Linear Health Sciences

Straight and contoured surgical needles, tubes, trocars, medical introducers, instruments and components are custom manufactured for use in cosmetic, orthopedic, cardiac, urological and vascular procedures. Marshall Manufacturing Company is a surgical instrument manufacturer leading the industry in several machining processes including precision 3D bending, and medical laser tube cutting. ...

By Marshall Manufacturing

N8 Medical, LLC (N8 Medical) today announced that Health Canada has granted Dr. John Muscedere of Kingston General Hospital’s emergency request to begin using the N8 Medical CeraShield™ Endotracheal Tubes in mechanically-ventilated COVID-19 patients. N8 Medical’s CeraShield™ Endotracheal Tube has a patented anti-fouling coating that is designed to prevent deadly bacterial ...

By N8 Medical, LLC

Hospitals are safe places to work - right? Well, maybe not. US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2014 (the most recent year published) show that total recordable case rate for hospitals (injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers) is 6.2. The hospital injury rate is higher than in mining (3.8), hazardous waste treatment and disposal (4.6), and manufacturing (4.0). Now ...

By Antea Group - USA

The medical device industry is undergoing a transformative period marked by groundbreaking innovations and advanced materials. As healthcare continues to evolve, the need for devices that enhance patient outcomes while ensuring safety and reliability is more critical than ever. Among the various materials used in medical device design, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE tubing) has emerged as a ...

By Fluorostore

N8 Medical, LLC today announced a peer-reviewed publication in The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy with U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) co-authors of promising efficacy data regarding the activity of ceragenin CSA-131 against 100 strains of Candida auris (C. auris) collected from around the world. C. auris is a highly virulent and lethal pathogen of key clinical ...

By N8 Medical, LLC

N8 Medical, LLC (N8 Medical) today announced it has been selected as the winner of a North American New Product Innovation Award by Frost & Sullivan, a leader in global research and consulting solutions. N8 Medical is developing disruptive medical devices that prevent hospital-acquired infections and their expensive and potentially fatal consequences. N8 Medical earned the award for its ...

By N8 Medical, LLC

N8 Medical, LLC, a privately held biotechnology company, today announced that its CeraShield™ coated endotracheal tubes significantly reduced the growth of COVID-19 virus in recent testing. The testing shows statistically significant reduction in the growth of the COVID-19 virus on the tube surface in 60 minutes. Ordinary uncoated endotracheal tubes either allowed increased virus growth or ...

By N8 Medical, LLC

ENvizion®, the FDA 510(k) cleared leader in enteral feeding placement navigation technology, announces its agreement with one of the largest private hospital networks in the U.S., with more than one hundred hospitals, to provide ENvizion’s feeding tube placement navigation devices nationwide. The company’s endeavor is backed by $18 million in investment. Key investors include ...

By ENvizion Medical Inc.

Gastrostomy tubes often called a G-tube or button feeding tube, is a tube inserted through the belly that brings nutrition directly to the stomach for those who cannot eat enough for adequate nutrition. A G-tube is considered a more long-term feeding method compared to a nasogastric tube, or NG-tube, which carries food to the stomach through the nose. Caring for Your G-Tube Daily care and ...

By HR® Pharmaceuticals, Inc.