Med-Ex The Medical Extrusion Podcast

In this episode, we're focusing on supply chain dynamics, heat shrink tubing, and innovation solutions for jacketing laser cut hypotubes. Our guest is Barry Schnur, CEO of David Schnur Associates (DSA).DSA is not your typical manufacturer’s representative agency. With a global reach that spans across the USA and internationally, DSA has been at the forefront of medical innovation for the last 40 y...

Welcome to Season 2 of the Med-Ex Podcast! In our opening episode, we explore the fascinating world of robotic-assisted catheters and endoscopes with our esteemed guest, Joe Bogusky, a Staff Mechanical Engineer at Intuitive Surgical, the pioneer of robotic-assisted surgery. In this episode, Steve and Joe discuss the unique capabilities of ION’s ultra thin and flexible robotic catheter, the ongoing...

In the season 1 finale, Steve Maxson and Joe Rowan, Junkosha, sit down for a follow up on the availability PTFE Liners and FEP heat shrink tubing. Listen in as they share valuable insights on the supply chain and expansion activities, while also shedding light on some of the new developments at Junkosha – including their Innovator of the Year Award. Junkosha are pioneers of fluoropolymer-based tec...

Steve Maxson discusses laser processing with Kevin Hartke, Chief Technology Officer at Resonetics. Kevin and Steve dive into the laser technologies available at Resonetics Lightspeed Lab for quick turn prototyping of medical device components. Resonetics is a global leader in advanced engineering, prototyping, product development, and micro-manufacturing. They collaborate with customers to enable...

Steve Maxson discuss solving challenging grip or slip problems by adding micro surfaces to components and devices with Ralph Hulseman, President and CTO of Hoowaki. Ralf hits on topics ranging from high grip, anti-migration technology for covered stents and balloons to low friction micro surfaces on medical tubing. Hoowaki conducts advanced research, development, engineering, and design of micro a...

In this episode Steve talks with Adam Sutton, Founder/CEO of Keystone Medical Technologies about thermoplastic tubing and Polyimide tubing. Keystone Medical Technologies offers high-quality thermoplastic extrusions and Polyimide tubing with competitive pricing, shorter lead-times, and excellent customer service. For more information visit, www. keystonemedtech.com Host: Steve Maxson | Innovation &...

Steve Maxson sits down with John Brunelle, President of ProSystems Integration to discuss Extrusion Control Platforms including discrete and touchscreen controls. ProSystems provides complete control system solutions from conception to production. Their experienced team works closely with your staff to customize the most cost effective system possible. For more information, visit www.prosystemsllc...

Steve Maxson Speaks with Norbert Ansay , R&D Manager at High Performance Medical Solutions (HPMS), a Proterial Cable America Company about medical extrusion. The discuss the topics of multi-lumen, high-temperature plastics, PEEK, high pressure braided tubing, clean rooms, endoscopy, and more. At High Performance Medical Solutions (HPMS), a Proterial Group Company, they understand medical tubin...

Steve Maxson talks single-use endoscopes with Alan Iranian, Director of Endoscopic Steerable Catheters at Biomerics. The discuss the basic construction of single-use, tip deflectable endoscopes, multi-lumen flexible shafts, the distal articulating section, and more. Biomerics is a vertically integrated medical device contract manufacturer serving the interventional device market. Over nearly three...

On this episode, Steve is discussing applying polymeric covers to stents and laser cut hypotubes with our guest Elad Einav, CEO of Medibrane based in Rosh HaAyin, Israel. Medibrane is a contract manufacturer of polymeric covers for medical stent devices. They offer a variety of covering materials and technologies such as; Silicone, Polyurethane, ePTFE and Dacron polymeric covers, implemented using...

Due to the global shortage of PTFE a lot of contract manufacturers such as Spectrum Plastics Group are working on alternatives. Steve Maxson discusses some of these low friction alternatives with Jonathan Jurgaitis, Sr. Extrusion Engineer at Spectrum Plastics Group . With 60+ years of experience, Spectrum offers development solutions for critical polymer-based components and devices for medical an...

Steve sits with Erik Wendehost, Director of Sales at Applied Plastics, to discuss innovations in PTFE coating for mandrels, pull wires and hypotubes Applied Plastics is a leading provider of PTFE coated products that are used in the design and manufacturing of advanced catheter systems. Their trademarked PTFE Natural® coating is applied to a variety of metals – including stainless steel, nitinol a...

Steve Maxson discusses balloon technologies with Dan Kasprzyk, Founder and CEO of Poba Medical. Dan discusses Poba Medicals relationship with chamfr™, their clinician inventor programs as well as high traction balloons, weeping balloon technologies, and contract manufacturing. Poba Medical was founded in late 2017 with a mission to provide world class medical device contract design and manufacturi...

Steve Maxson discusses polymers for implantable devices, vitro-in vivo testing, biomaterials development roadblocks , antimicrobial agents and polymers for implantable devices, and polymeric hydrogels for tissue engineering with Ekaterina (Katia) Tkatchouk, PhD and Distinguished Engineer at Edwards Lifesciences. Katiadoes research on polymeric materials that come from biological or synthetic sourc...

Steve sits with Tyler Ware, Owner and President, of GenX Medical to discuss some of the unique challenges and opportunities associated with medical extrusion. GenX Medical is a custom medical tubing supplier specializing in micro-bore tubing, bioresorbable extrusions, multi-lumen tubing, and more. They are dedicated to quick delivery of prototype quantities of custom medical extrusions, but can al...

Steve Maxson talks with Nate Doyle, VP of Sales and Marketing, at Compounding Solutions to get an update on the current supply chain of medical plastics. Compounding Solutions LLC is a global leader in the manufacturing of custom medical polymer compounds, color concentrates, and additive concentrates for extrusion and injection molding to be used in Class I, II, and III medical devices. Our custo...

Steve Maxson discusses applying hydrophilic lubricious coatings to the inner lumens of catheter tubing with Dr. Bob Hergenrother, VP of Research at Biocoat. Bob gives a high level overview of hydrophilic coatings and discusses coating the inner lumens of silicone and thermoplastics tubing as well as aspiration lumens to aid in the removal or capture of emboli, particles, or clots. Biocoat is a ful...

Steve Maxson discusses medical extrusion for medical devices with Patrick Daly, Director of Extrusion at Biomerics. They discuss multi-lumen extrusions, elongation values of balloon tubing, polyurethane tubing, outer jacket extrusions for hypotube-based shafts, and more. Biomerics is a vertically integrated medical device contract manufacturer serving the interventional device market. Over nearly...

Steve discusses additive manufacturing for medical devices with Drew Richardson, Director of Additive and Component Development at Resolution Medical. Drew discusses their partnership with Carbon3D , the benefits of CLIP printing over conventional FDM printing, some of the interesting projects they’ve worked on, and more. Resolution Medical is a medical device manufacturer located in Minneapolis,...

Steve Maxson discusses silicone extrusion for medical devices with Paul Mazelin, CEO of Simedex. Paul dives into some of the differences between silicone extrusions for class II vs class III devices, Mico extrusions, ShapeShift Technology and more. SiMEDEx Inc. is an ISO 13485 certified company based in Paso Robles, CA. SiMEDEx that extrudes precision silicone tubing for medical device application...

Steve Maxson discusses early-stage medical device development with Jordan Mykleby, Vice President of Merge Medical. Merge is a medical device studio that pairs engineering and business strategy services to advance clinically relevant technology toward commercialization. We prepare early med device technology for funding and advanced development. For more information, visit www.mergemed.com Host: S...

Steve Maxson discusses deflectable and steerable catheters with Ross Paulson, VP Engineering and Design Services at Midwest Interventional Systems. They focus on deflectable and steerable catheters for modern interventions that require transeptal access to the left side of the heart. They take a deep dive into some of the design inputs for deflectable and steerable catheter shafts and discuss appl...

Steve Maxson discusses polymers and compounds for medical devices with Amar Nilajkar, VP of Business Development at Foster. Amar goes into detail on their new fluoropolymer-based solutions, including their PureFluon FEP, Porex Virtek® sintered PTFE membrane technology, and compares some of the differences in regulatory and manufacturing environment that are required for implantable polymers and co...

Steve Maxson interviews Ido Sadan, R&D Manager at Coramaze Technologies base in Petach Tikva, Israelabout the online collaboration community, Medtech-Secrets, the idea of heuristics in device development, and a new medical implant device developed by Coramaze Technologies. Medtech-Secrets is on online community that promotes collaboration between innovators in the industry. For more informatio...

Steve Maxson discusses medical balloons with Teddy Mudge, Founder and Managing Director of Hoop Medical. Hoop Medical specializes in the development and manufacture of advance medical balloons for the global medical device industry. For more information, visit www.hoopmedical.com Host: Steve Maxson | Innovation & Business Development Manager | US Extruders Guest : Teddy Mudge| Founder & Ma...