How Well Do You Know Yourself? Select from over 22 different tests and find out!

2006-03-13 News Headlines

Web jobwerx.com jobwerx.tradepub.com

Search Jobwerx The Engineering Web

Ticona plastics material meets the new electronic nebuliser

Using Ticona engineering plastics, the technical polymer Hostaform MT meets the special requirements for the new electronic inhalation nebuliser from PARI GmbH.

Today new, small and highly effective inhalation systems satisfy the high demands of the pharmaceutical industry. By making therapies as efficient as possible, they spare active ingredients, costs and time. A challenge, both for the manufacturers of medical technology products and for the safety and longevity of all materials used. That’s why PARI GmbH of Starnberg, Germany chose the engineering polymer “Hostaform MT” from Ticona for its eFlow®, the new generation of electronic nebuliser.

Pari GmbH, a privately owned company headquartered in Starnberg, Germany, is a global leader in the area of inhalation therapy with the aid of efficient nebuliser systems. Available in more than 70 countries, all products are clinically proven and designed for use with existing and newly developed medications for respiratory diseases such as COPD, asthma and cystic fibrosis.

Tedious, expensive inhalation is now a thing of the past: eFlow®, the new electronic inhalation system from PARI, enables effective, rapid inhalation therapy. In contrast to conventional jet and ultrasonic nebulisers for respiratory tract therapy, eFlow® uses a membrane with microscopic-sized jet pores to generate aerosol droplets, the vibration of which is excited by means of a piezoelectric actuator.

Pari GmbH of Starnberg, Germany chose the engineering polymer Hostaform MT for its new electronic nebuliser eFlow. . Click go for high Resolution image. Photo: PARI GmbH

The medication cover made of Hostaform MT is a crucial element for the perfect operation of the device. Opened and then re-closed each time the device is filled, the cover continuously and reliably resists high mechanical stresses. “Our Hostaform MT grades are obviously the perfect choice for such applications. The outstanding wear resistance of Hostaform MT along with its excellent mechanical properties and its ability to hold tight tolerances enable the component to withstand high stress without damage – significantly contributing to the safety and long service life of the device,” explains Thomas Gallem, head of product design at PARI. “And thanks to the material’s heat deflection temperature, the medically required sterlisation of the nebuliser is no problem, either.” Moreover, the Hostaform MT grades meet all of the special requirements typical of medical applications – purity and biocompatibility specifications, for example.

Ticona, the technical polymers business of Celanese Corporation, produces and markets a broad range of engineering polymers.

Celanese, an industrial chemicals producer, based in Dallas, Texas, has four major businesses: Chemicals Products, Technical Polymers Ticona, Acetate Products and Performance Products with production plants in North America, Europe and Asia.

Precision down to the smallest detail

The decisive advantages of Hostaform MT start to become evident even during assembly: the technical polymer from Ticona can be processed with extremely high precision. Even small geometries such as the latching guide tab of the medication cover can be formed to such tight tolerances that they always mate perfectly with the bayonet lock assembly. The cover mechanism also benefits in particular from the outstanding slip-friction properties of the medical technology Hostaform grade. The company initially developed eFlow® specifically to meet the requirements of cystic fibrosis patients – and already plans to expand to other application areas, as well. But one thing is already clear: patients benefit from the simple and safe handling characteristics of the innovative, compact and nonetheless highly effective inhalation system.

Hostaform® MT® is a registered trademark of Ticona.

eFlow® is a registered trademark of PARI GmbH.

Read a Ticona article about; 'Purity, biocompatibility and sterilizability top the list of specifications for high technology grade plastics from Ticona used in medical devices.'

Post Jobs / Search Resumes - Register for Free at our new interactive database

E-mail this page to a friend

- Philips Medical Systems unveils GEMINI TF

- Certification, Training and Courses from The American Management Association

- Looking for a Study Program?

- All this Months News

- Request Your Free Dell Small Business E-mail Updates!

Copyright - Unless otherwise stated all contents of this web site are © 1998/2006 JOBWERX.COM.