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Microscopy of Medical Devices

Industries serviced: Medical & Pharmaceutical

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Medical Device materials analysis, using Microscopy.

The Intertek MSG microscopy team delivers valuable information to process engineers and scientists involved in the design, production and testing of medical devices such as catheters, stents, coils, endoscopes, and other healthcare materials such as implants and disinfectants.

The microscopy team’s long history in the fields of polymer science, materials characterization and microanalysis plays a pivotal role in the many successes that the team has achieved for its customers. Key factors in this success are the bringing of the micro-world of materials to life and the explanation of microstructure/ product-property relationships in terms of fundamental principles that help process-engineers improve the performance of the devices under their stewardship.

Intertek MSG understands polymer science, adhesion and bonding and are able to deformulate raw materials and comment on metallurgical processes such as fracture and corrosion. Intertek helps product designers and process engineers to build the best "mental models" of product microstructure in the business — without overburdening them with a surfeit of images or confusing them with science.

Our production problem solving capability has also led to significant improvements in client product yield, and our materials science consultancy has led to improvements in product design. With us acting as an independent party, only interested in the scientific fact, our customers say they truly value our identification of "at fault" raw material suppliers and the resolution of end user complaints.

Common medical device microscopy requests:

  • Deformulation of raw materials and assessment of raw material manufacturing processes
  • Adhesion and bonding investigations
  • Evaluation of moulded-in stresses and strains
  • Weld integrity issues such as surface contamination and weld homogeneity
  • Microstructure – product property relationships
  • End-user complaint investigation and validation
  • Failure analysis of polymers, coatings and metals
  • Product contamination and defect assessment
  • Polymer science consultancy

Examples of medical device microscopy successes:

  • Increased production yields (less rework/scrap)
  • Improved risk management through lower failure rates on product testing
  • Optimisation of raw materials through improved specifications
  • Development time reduced and re-validation prevented
  • Improved extrusion quality impacting on down-stream sub-assembly processes
  • Improvement of mechanical properties
  • Previously unknown regulatory issues identified
  • "At fault" suppliers (and customers) identified
  • For more case studies and colour presentations click here

to see how Intertek can help your organization with Microscopy of Medical Devices.

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