Orthopaedic Design and Manufacturing

  • PEEK Polymer Expands Orthopaedic Material Options
    Industry Intelligence: Joint venture The design of arthroscopic devices and their performance capabilities have been limited by the strength and stiffness characteristics of the metals, ceramics and polymers used in their fabrication. Now...
    (October, 2009)
  • Building Better Surfaces
    Developments in electrospinning are set to provide novel nanofibre-based structures including intelligent coatings that promote the growth of bone tissue into an implant.
    (October, 2009)
  • Alloy Powders for Medical Applications
    The use of gas-atomised alloy powders for the fabrication of medical devices, including hip and knee implants, offers cost benefits
    (September, 2009)
  • Sandvik Builds Orthopaedic Product Facility in Europe
    Finite element analysis can be a useful tool for assessing the clinical performance of a new product in addition to developing and evaluating its design. The benefits and limitations of using this technique for orthopaedic products are examined here.
    (September, 2009)
  • Orthopaedic Conference and Exhibition Launched in Europe and United States
    Finite element analysis can be a useful tool for assessing the clinical performance of a new product in addition to developing and evaluating its design. The benefits and limitations of using this technique for orthopaedic products are examined here.
    (September, 2009)
  • Benefits of the Spring
    The simple canted-coil spring may be the answer to manufacturers’ device fastening difficulties.
    (September, 2009)
  • The Delicate Balancing Act of Metallic Biomaterials
    Ever since metals have been used within the human body, there has been controversy over whether they do harm as well as good. There is now another dimension to this issue provided by experiences with recent metal-on-metal hip replacements.
    (March, 2009)
  • Subcontractor Seeks Larger Orthopaedics-Manufacturing Footprint
    Sourcing Hotline By adding eight Willemin-Macodel 5-axis contour milling machines to its already considerable battery of equipment, Norman Noble (Highland Heights, OH, USA; www.nnoble.com) figures that it can lay claim to being one of the largest providers of single-operation ...
    (September, 2008)
  • The Use of Modelling To Predict Implant Behaviour
    Finite element analysis can be a useful tool for assessing the clinical performance of a new product in addition to developing and evaluating its design. The benefits and limitations of using this technique for orthopaedic products are examined here.
    (September, 2008)
  • Development of Bioresorbable Composite Materials for Orthopaedic Devices
    Metallic bone plates and screws are increasingly being replaced by bioresorbable implants. The next stage is to use bioresorbable materials for high-strength fixation applications.
    (September, 2008)
  • Developments Across the Industry
    THIS ISSUE Orthopaedic implants increase momentum Demand in United States for orthopaedic implants will grow by 8.9% per annum to be valued at nearly US$22 billion in 2012, according to a report from Freedonia. The four major product sectors all offer good prospects. The market for reco...
    (September, 2008)
  • The Use of Modelling To Predict Implant Behaviour
    Finite element analysis can be a useful tool for assessing the clinical performance of a new product in addition to developing and evaluating its design. The benefits and limitations of using this technique for orthopaedic products are examined here.
    (July, 2008)
  • Materials Database Incorporates Orthopaedic Devices
    INDUSTRY NEWS Early last year, ASM International (Materials Park, OH, USA) and Granta Design (Cambridge, UK) introduced a comprehensive, cross-referenced materials database supporting medical device design. The initial release was limited...
    (January, 2008)
  • The MDT Five-Minute Interview
    THE INTERVIEW If I wasn’t talking to you right now, what would you be doing? A typical day would involve working with my team of engineers to refine the innovative designs that they have produced, or reviewing test data from a design v...
    (January, 2008)
  • The Natural Pace of Healing
    Injuries are often seen as unfortunate, inconvenient events, the recovery from which, for economic and social reasons, should be accelerated. However, nature is adept at repairing many injured tissues and we should refrain from unnecessary and illogical attempts to interfere with natural processes.
    (October, 2007)
  • Recently published literature and CD-ROMs
    MIXED MEDIA Tape and label dispensers All of the families of electronic tape and label dispensers that a specialist company manufactures are presented in a 2007 product catalogue that includes 25 new offer­ings. The full-line catalogue features products in ...
    (September, 2007)
  • Sandvik Acquires Orthopaedic Firm
    INDUSTRY NEWS Sandvik Materials Technology AB (Sandviken, Sweden), an international manufacturer of alloys for medical and dental applications, has announced that it has acquired Doncasters Medical Technologies (DMT), a UK supplier of orthopaedic implants and instruments. The firm...
    (September, 2007)
  • New Developments in Bioceramic Implant Materials
    Bioceramics continue to be vital for bone repair and uncemented implant fixation. Recent advances in bioceramics, including coating techniques and degradable composites, are reviewed here together with the improved properties they offer.
    (May, 2007)
  • Recent Developments in Materials, Equipment, and Services for Med-Tech Machining
    Builders of machining equipment explain how their systems can help medical device manufacturers fabricate the orthopaedic products of today and tomorrow.
    (May, 2007)
  • Orthopaedic Instrument Market Surges
    Processing equipment is often the forgotten part of adhesives application. Yet the right equipment can improve efficiency and reduce costs for medical device manufacturers. The factors to consider are outlined.
    (May, 2007)
  • Orthopaedics Machining
    The machining issues involved in successful manufacturing of orthopaedic implants are examined together with some of the latest machining techniques being employed.
    (May, 2007)
  • PLM System Puts Spinal Implant Firm on Straight Track to Success
    Information infrastructure improves productivity while laying foundation for future growth
    (May, 2007)
  • Teleflex Medical OEM Expands Irish Plant
    INDUSTRY NEWS To meet current production needs and to add some elbow room for new product development, Teleflex Medical OEM has spent US$500,000 to expand its facility in Annacotty, Co. Limerick, Ireland. The initiative is described as the first installment in a long-term strategy ...
    (May, 2007)
  • Orthopaedics
    A new generation of ceramic materials is grabbing a growing share of the European orthopaedic market
    (November, 2006)
  • Noncontact Form Measurement of Medical Implants
    Form measurement is an increasingly critical characteristic for medical implants. The techniques available for doing this are outlined together with some of the latest developments in this area, including noncontact form measurement.
    (October, 2006)