Biomedical Devices, Sensors, and Diagnostic Devices
Anderson Materials Evaluation, Inc. has worked with biomedical device manufacturers to evaluate numerous problems, failures, blemishes, proofs of cleanliness and other processing issues, and verifications that materials from vendors are what they are supposed to be. We have addressed corrosion and stain problems with surgical and dental tools, as well as fractures. We have checked metal alloys, coatings, and polymer materials in tools to verify that they met specifications. We have examined issues relating to metal wires, ceramics, and brazes in pacemakers. We have examined the surface chemistry affecting wear, corrosion issues, and deposits on knee and hip implants after removal. AME has examined problems with batteries and capacitors in heart defibrillation devices. We evaluated and identified issues affecting cutting edge durability for scalpels and other surgical cutting tools. We have identified problems of thickness uniformity, stains, thermal stability, and chemical composition in titanium nitride coatings on surgical cutting tools and dental tools. AME has addressed problems of cleanliness, spot welds, corrosion, and metal finishing in stents. We have quantitatively measured the elemental composition of thin surface coatings to reduce friction on tubing and fibers. We have also measured coating compositions on specialized cloth used in hospital gowns and on surgical gowns. We have examined medical adhesives for application thickness, conductivity, and composition.
AME has solved problems relating to medical sensors and diagnostic devices. We have measured sensor chemical coating coverage on fibers and identified their chemistry. We have examined the surface chemistry of porous plastic substrates and measured the thickness and distribution with depth of very thin metal coatings applied to them in medical sensors. We have identified the cause of sensor chemical degradation due to aging in medical diagnostics caused by a plastic body. We have solved problems affecting the adhesion and the conductivity of silica gel adhesives on electrodes and patches. We have determined the composition of numerous types of electrode sensors. We have identified the several polymers in nasal cannula and tubing. We identified defects and inclusions in the polymers of IV delivery products.
Pharmaceuticals, Food Supplements, and Biological Growth Media
AME has characterized contamination issues that prevented the adhesion of a cancer drug on polymer particles compacted into discs implanted at cancer sites and interfered with the particle cohesion of the disk. We have examined coatings on drug capsules. We have identified contamination particles in liquid drugs. We have examined glass and plastic vial surface problems. We have solved problems relating to adhesive seals on drug packaging, as well as label printing and adhesion problems on packaging. We have measured drug melting temperatures to ensure purity. We have identified stereochemical impurities in a drug using DSC analysis. We identified the minerals in a food supplement and measured the negative oxidative reduction potential. AME has identified precipitation products and particle impurities in liquid biological growth media. We have also checked the composition of solid growth media.
Among the Medical Industry clients we have worked with are:
| 454 Life Sciences, a Roche company | Keimar Corporation |
| ACLARA Biosciences Inc. | Laird Technologies |
| Acon Laboratories, Inc. | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. |
| Adhezion Biomedical, LLC | Lonza, Inc. |
| Advanced Technology Materials, Inc. | Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
| Akonni Biosystems, Inc. | Martek Biosciences Corporation |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine | MaxCyte, Inc. |
| Alpharma Animal Health Div. | Medex International, Inc. |
| American Eagle Instruments Inc. | Mediatech, Inc. |
| Amulet Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Medichem S.A. |
| Anderson Orthopaedic Research Institute | Memry Corp., a SAES Group Co. |
| Anhydro Inc. | Merlin MD |
| Applied Membrane Technologies, Inc. | Miltec Corporation |
| Arbor Surgical Technologies, Inc. | Mitralign, Inc. |
| Arysta LifeScience N.A., LLC | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation |
| Avazzia Inc. | Nanotherapeutics, Inc. |
| Battelle Toxicology Northwest | NaturApatites Co., Inc. |
| Becton Dickinson & Company | Neosil, Inc. |
| BioCheck Laboratories Inc. | Noxilizer, Inc. |
| BioHorizons Implant Systems, Inc. | Occuflow, LLC |
| Biologics Resources, LLC | Ortho Organizers, Inc. |
| BioMaterial Sciences (BioMat Sciences) | Orthomerica Products, Inc. |
| Biomet 3i | Paricon Technologies Corp. |
| BioniCare Medical Technologies | Philips Healthcare |
| BioSafe Systems, LLC | Precision Fabrics Group Inc. |
| Biosite, Inc., a Thermo Fisher Scientific company | PRO Orthopedic Devices, Inc. |
| BioVectra Inc. | Promega Biosciences, LLC |
| Boston Scientific Vascular | Pulmokine, Inc. |
| Breethe, Inc. | Pulse Technologies, Inc. |
| Cadence, Inc. | Qfix Systems, LLC |
| Caliper Technologies Corp. | Research Products Corp. |
| Cardinal Health | Rigel, Inc. |
| Celsion Corporation | Secant Medical LLC, a Prodesco Inc. company |
| Copper Compression, LLC | Senseonics, Inc. |
| Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson company | Specialty Blades, Inc. |
| Cue, Inc. | Stereotaxis, Inc. |
| Dentsply International | Stryker Endoscopy |
| DePuy Spine, Inc. | Stryker Howmedica Osteonics |
| DynoSense Corp. | Suneva Medical, Inc. |
| Emphasys Medical, Inc. | Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc., a Tecomet company |
| Enamelite LLC | Tabrizchi Medical, Inc. |
| EndoChoice, Inc. | Tenon Medical, Inc. |
| Flexible Medical Systems LLC | Thalmic Labs Inc. |
| Food & Drug Administration | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. |
| Ft. Dodge Animal Health Inc., subsidiary of Wyeth, LLC | Trinity Sterile, Inc. |
| Guilford Pharmaceuticals Inc., a MGI Pharma Inc. company | Ultraflex Systems Inc. |
| Hoya Corporation USA | University of Maryland – Baltimore County, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering |
| Human Genome Sciences, Inc. | UPM Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| Illumina, Inc. | Vascular Architects, Inc. |
| InCube Labs, LLC | Web Industries, Inc. |
| Inova Diagnostics, Inc. | Westcon Contact Lens Co. |
| Integra Lifesciences | Whiteside Biomechanics, Inc. |
| Integra York PA, Inc. | Wilson Greatbatch Technologies, Inc. |
| Inventprise, LLC | Wright Medical Technology, Inc. |
| Jarvik Heart, Inc. | Xttrium Laboratories, Inc. |
| Johns Hopkins University | Zest Anchors LLC |
| Katecho Inc. |
Reach out today to delve into your medical device concerns. Our team of dedicated Ph.D. scientists is ready to explore how our expertise can effectively address your specific challenges.
