The Impact of Engineering Plastics On The Medical Field

September 15, 2024

Along with the rapid development of engineering plastics technology and production processes, plastic products have been leading the development of the medical industry. Many of the original copper head and iron brain machinery and equipment slowly become “plastic head and plastic brain”, even the surgical blade also gradually have a non-metallic material system options. Plastic is with its excellent behavior characteristics, slowly in the medical equipment industry to show their talents!

Application cases of engineering plastics medical equipment components

I. Introduction of engineering plastics:

Engineering plastics is to refer to the plastic that can be used as engineering project materials and replace metal products equipment parts. Engineering plastics have good comprehensive performance, rigidity, stress relaxation is small, high mechanical strength, good temperature resistance, good insulation, can be in the more demanding organic chemicals, substances in the environment in the long term application, can replace the metal materials as building structural materials application, but the price is more expensive, the production volume is relatively small.

Second, performance characteristics:

1.Compared with general-purpose plastics, has good heat resistance and low temperature resistance, in a wide range of temperature range of mechanical equipment performance of high quality, suitable for use as a construction material applications;

2.Excellent corrosion resistance, less affected by the environment, with better durability;

3.And metal materials comparison, very easy production and processing, high efficiency, while simplifying the process, cost savings;

4.Have better heat resistance and insulation;

5.Lighter weight, greater specific strength, and has outstanding wear reduction, wear resistance.

Third, the special requirements of medical machinery on plastic raw materials:

1.Due to most of the individual and poly first chemical substances with harmful to the body, so in the medical plastics corresponding to the residues have very strict limitation standards;

2.Plastics in the polymerization process inevitably used in reaction tanks, catalyst carriers and other materials containing heavy metal ions, according to national standards for medical plastics regulations, lead, cadmium, copper, zinc, tin, barium and other heavy metal ions residues clearly specified;

3.Medical plastics regulations epoxy resin with high purity, narrow molecular weight distribution and other advantages;

4.Plastic modified material process additives need to use non-toxic modifiers, to avoid reducing the long-term use of modifiers for precipitation, jeopardizing product performance and metallurgical treatment;

5.On the use of diagnosis and treatment of plastic also has a surface layer of water absorption, anticoagulant, radiation sterilization resistance and other characteristics of the functional provisions;

Fourth, medical equipment and supplies on the demand for plastics:

1. Medical equipment and supplies in the use of unavoidable contact with some of the potion, due to the plastic acid and alkali resistance has certain requirements;

2. The vast majority of medical equipment is adjustable and rotating automated machinery, so the plastic has self-lubricating bearing requirements;

3. Hospital outpatient work environment in the light use rate is relatively high, aging resistance are equipment on the hard provisions of plastic;

4. X-ray machines and equipment, ultrasound machines and equipment, imaging equipment and other diagnostic equipment requires the application of radiation protection plastic raw materials;

5. Reliability is also very important, the relative lack of resources in China's medical equipment network, a single power efficiency, for this matter requires a relatively high degree of reliability can be in a long-term long-term load conditions under normal startup.

The use of engineering plastics in medical consumables

V. Engineering plastics in the use of medical equipment:

1.The use of general consumables for diagnosis and treatment

Including: syringes, injection needles, blood transfusion devices, disposable blood collection needles, medical supplies, surgical treatment towels, surgical gloves and so on.

2.Brain surgery equipment

Including: cerebral extracranial drainage method equipment, high-precision cerebral extracranial drainage method equipment, lumbar large pool drainage method equipment, cranial bone repair tablets.

3.Breathing anesthesia equipment

Including: tracheotomy, laryngeal mask, closed suction tube, working pressure extension tube, respiratory anesthesia control circuit, respiratory mask, emergency ball suction ball, do nebulizer dosing device, tracheotomy intubation tube, heterogeneous tracheotomy, anesthesia puncture kit, tracheal intubation kit, etc.

4.Dialysis membrane commodities

Including: embedded tube, external receiver, titanium metal connector, medicine bag, etc.

5.Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease commodities

Including: general-purpose cardiovascular stents, drug-carrying effect cardiovascular stents, biodegradable cardiovascular stents, cardiovascular blockers, contrast catheters, working pressure injection needles and so on.

Engineering plastics in the use of eye examiner

Sixth, the use of engineering plastics in medical equipment:

1.The use of equipment shell

Including: general X-ray machine, fluoroscopy machine, digital subtraction angiography X-ray machine, medical magnetic resonance imaging machines and equipment, automatic blood analyzer, biological microscope, high-speed cryo-centrifuge, color Doppler ultrasound, endoscopic imaging workbench, gastrointestinal power examiner, core negative pressure suction facilities, etc.

2.The use of mechanical components of machinery and equipment

Including: multi-purpose treatment bed, moving ultraviolet sterilization lamp, portable ventilator, portable oxygen saturation cardiac monitor, dynamic brain wave cardiac monitor, mobile negative pressure suction, bed unit ozone generator, mobile negative pressure suction, etc.

3.Internal structural components tightening application management

Including: ultraviolet ray therapeutic instrument, excimer physical therapy instrument, emerald laser cosmetology instrument, newborn hearing selection instrument, composite single pulse with magnetic physical therapy instrument, spinal correction bed, automatic computer vision instrument, rapid ultra-high-pressure autoclave sterilization equipment, etc.

The use of engineering plastics in ultrasound instrument

Doctors or hospital outpatient visits during the slow down and look around? Dozens of medical devices and hygiene tools made from plastics make this possible. From exam gloves to sterile syringes to IV tubes, plastics are ubiquitous in the medical field because they help protect people, combat pollution and save lives.

Recent advances could result in more autonomous innovations in healthcare and assist people around the world. Here are some examples:

Diagnosis and treatment engineering plastics rescue technical emergencies

Plastic cardiovascular: A fully artificial heart made of plastic can wait for a transplant and in the meantime increase the lives of people with chronic heart failure. The plastic cardiovascular replaces the atria and four heart valves and adds years to the daily life of a loved one.

Plastic Foam: A new major use for the foamy polyurethane material plastic may help smooth out the more serious effects of trauma patients. The U.S. military has funded the rapid development of ResQFoam, a spontaneous surging foam plastic that is injected into the abdominal cavity to help stop internal structures from bleeding. The Styrofoam expands in the internal structures of the renal tubes, applying pressure to the wound and bringing it into line with the damaged mechanism, greatly easing blood loss and thus improving the chances of survival.

Diagnostic Engineering Plastics Painless Plastic Injections: Needle injections are likely to be painful, but easier ways to send medicines are underway. One being developed at this stage is a tiny patch made from a number of plastic “microneedles” that melt when inserted into the skin, releasing the medicine at the same time. Another is the MucoJet, a small plastic light bulb and drum, which is maintained against the structure of the cheeks and is compressed, releasing medicines according to the mucous layer of the mouth and entering the body.

Germ-resistant plastics: Millions of people tragically evolve out of hospitals to get infections, which usually occur when laminating bacteria reside on the exposed surfaces of medical devices. Researchers are considering non-stick polymer coatings to inhibit bacteria production. Plastics can be used to make hoses or medical devices to avoid preventable illnesses in advance.

Diagnosis and treatment engineering plastic body organs

3-D copying body parts: we can 3-D print small toys, specialized tools, cars and. Although 3-D printing of body parts is not yet detailed, they are closer than you think. Researchers have been working on package printing a wide variety of body parts, such as kidney function, skin, human bones, cartilage tissue, bodies, capillaries, etc., and made from a wide variety of cell types, together with the use of plastics to assist in the maintenance of the parts' construction. Well today, 3-D packaged printed plastic solid models of human body parts are used in complex, grueling surgical research and practice.

Self-healing plastics: Researchers are developing entirely new materials in plastics that can heal, and using them to build artificial skin and muscle. Plastic skin mimics the stability and sensitivity of human epidermis and can make a new prosthetic limb, while malleable muscle tissue can be used to help move a prosthetic limb, replace a lackluster body, or even be used in high-end smart robots. And they are all capable of having their own abilities, just like human cells.

If you think about it, all the plastic diagnostic specialty tools you've been thinking about at the doctor's office are groundbreaking. Plastics will continue to help promote the healthcare innovations that we can only now dream of in life.

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Ms. Tina

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