Advanced technology, new materials and new concerns worldwide, has changed the medical solution in the medical device plastic inspiring new standards. To restore healthy way of life and quality of life, the use of plastic is becoming more and more prominent in medical apparatus and instruments and equipment. Manufacturers are also constantly develop breakthrough materials, innovative product design, and product line extensions. Therefore, in the next decade, medical plastic products innovation will fundamentally change the medical care and service subsystem. In addition, the plastic to reduce costs and allow a one-off replacement equipment, cleaning ability, disinfection and repeated use.
Plastic found application in the field of medical treatment can be divided into different types of resin, including commodity resins and engineering resins. The progress of technology, in the sterilization technology improvements, and the development of innovative products, will push some long-term demand factors. In addition, more and more use with the combination of the change of medical apparatus and instruments, medical packaging market, the shift towards miniaturization and portable devices, as well as the characteristics of advanced polymer biological compatibility, will promote the development of new products, so as to promote the growth of the whole market.
There is a new technology in recent years has not yet been new equipment should be considered for medical devices industry. For example, the advantages of fast temperature cycle (RTC) and infrared heating for tool surface of perfect plastic parts surface provide considerable benefit, for sterilization and biological burden.
Developing small thin wall, and maintain the mechanical strength of the product in the breakthrough of the design of medical equipment processing, is a biological compatibility and effective heat dissipation due to the electronic interface. Rapid prototyping is made some progress, but is definitely a sustained growth in micro forming process. Many analysis tools, the finite element analysis (FEA) and the nonlinear structure analysis can be effectively deployed a given design and the performance characteristics of various material combinations. Under the background of different friction coefficient can be used, consider a design: the performance of temperature gradient, parts warp, load and all kinds of surface texture on the long-term creep. According to the results of design rules can be used in a given case to eliminate the identified risks.