Surgical Appliances
Materials for Surgical Supply & Rehab Equipment
Wheelchairs, braces, casts and other appliances contribute to a patient’s rehabilitation. With Avient materials and expertise, you can design and manufacture equipment that operates within healthcare environment standards for hygiene, reliability and safety, whether in assisted living or in the patient’s home.
Highlights
- Anti-microbial properties to resist odor-causing bacteria
- Durable
- Chemical and impact resistant
- Can withstand multiple sterilization cycles
Technologies
| Vinyl Formulations | Polymer Additives | Polymer Colorants |
|---|---|---|
| Resilience™ HC Healthcare Formulations | Cesa™ WithStand™ Antimicrobial Additives | Mevopur™ Healthcare Colorants and Formulations |
| Mevopur™ Healthcare Functional Additives |
| Thermoplastic Elastomers | Thermoplastic Urethanes | Engineered Polymer Formulations |
|---|---|---|
| Versaflex™ Thermoplastic Elastomers | NEUSoft™ Thermoplastic Polyurethanes | Colorant Chromatics™ X-Ray Opaque Formulations |
| Versalloy™ Thermoplastic Elastomers | NEU™ View Translucent Radiopaque Solutions | Trilliant™ HC Healthcare Thermoplastics |
| Dynaflex™ Thermoplastic Elastomers | ||
| Trilliant™ HC Healthcare Thermoplastics |
Resources
| NAME | CATEGORY | DESCRIPTION | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesa™ WithStand™ Antimicrobial Solutions - Product Bulletin | Product Bulletin | Technology description, key characteristics, markets and applications | View |
| Colorants & Additives for Healthcare - Application Bulletin | Application Bulletin | Essential polymer solutions for critical healthcare applications | View |
| How TPEs Can Help Medical and Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Meet Growing Global Demand - White Paper | White Paper | This whitepaper details how TPEs can be used to meet global demand for healthcare devices and apparatus | View |
| Material Selection for Four Healthcare Environments - White Paper | White Paper | Find out which materials make sense for your products, no matter where they’re used | View |
| Medical Device Disinfection: How to Prevent Cracking and Crazing | Technical Literature | Understand the material compatibility with common disinfectants of various materials used in healthcare applications | View |
| Next-Generation TPE Technologies for Medical Devices - White Paper | White Paper | Medical challenges, TPEs for barrier technologies, soft and clear temperature-resistant TPEs and overmolding | View |
| OnCap™ HC Additives for Healthcare - Product Bulletin | Product Bulletin | Learn about additives are specially formulated to meet material performance requirements in today’s healthcare environments | View |
| OnColor™ HC Plus - Product Bulletin | Product Bulletin | Polymer colorants formulated specifically for healthcare product applications | View |
| Resilience™ HC for Medical Device Housings - Application Bulletin | Application Bulletin | Benefits, properties, and effects of using Resilience™ HC for polymer housings on medical devices | View |
| Therapy Device - Case Study | Case Study | Versalloy™ used to provide brand distinction and durability for BiowavePRO® non-invasive neuromodulation system | View |
| Thermoplastic Elastomers in Medical Devices - White Paper | White Paper | Safety factors, barrier properties and applications of TPEs in medical devices | View |
| WillowWood Prosthetics - Case Study | Case Study | WillowWood meets prosthetic patient needs with advanced composites | View |
