Medical device engineers are working on a wide variety of new products that address the unique needs of diabetics. The “holy grail” is a closed-loop blood glucose monitoring and insulin pump, sometimes referred to as an artificial pancreas.
Medical tubing is made from several types of plastic, including polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene, thermoplastic elastomers, nylon and silicone. Traditionally, PVC is most widely used, because it bonds easily with other plastics. However, non-PVC tubing is often more difficult to bond.
Want to a know what systems integrators are working on? Good luck! Sometimes their own engineers don’t even know. To ensure they will be first to market with a hot new product, manufacturers often go to great lengths to protect the secrecy of what they’re assembling and how they’re assembling it.
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