Case Studies
Tekni-Plex Healthcare solves quality issue
for OR generator
Medical Compounds White Papers
Tubing for Hemodialysis Pumps
Styrenic TPE Compounds: Growth Drivers & Challenges in Medical Applications
Webinars
Compound Basics: Advances in Materials Science for the Medical Device Industry
Available On Demand
Duration: 33 Minutes
- Hear about the latest trends impacting medical device innovation
- Learn how materials science is evolving with the advancements in the latest healthcare technologies
Speakers
Mary Alban
Global Product Manager, Tekni-Plex Healthcare
Advanced Paratubing Applications
Available On Demand
Duration: 26 Minutes
Request this webinar to:
- Discover how new advancements in medical tubing improve designs and help keep patients safer
- Hear about paratubing constructions that reduce the risk of a tube being connected to the wrong port
- Review common design pitfalls that can degrade manufacturing consistency…and how to avoid them
- Review validation techniques to ensure consistent dimensional and peel strength tolerancing
- Learn techniques to help shorten the overall design cycle for a new medical device
Speakers
Alex Kakad
Global Product Manager, Tekni-Plex Healthcare
Tubing for Critical Fluid Handling Applications
Available On Demand
Duration: 23 Minutes
Request this webinar to:
- Review how new tubing materials advancements have driven dramatic improvements for critical fluid transfer applications
- Learn about unique tubing solutions for peristaltic pump applications that offer multiple improvements over silicone
- Be educated on complete fluid transfer options for drugs suspended in DMSO
- Understand failure mechanisms and design improvements for multilayer tubing used for infusion systems
- Learn about validation techniques to ensure consistent dimensional and peel strength tolerancing for fluid management solutions
Speakers
Alex Kakad
Global Product Manager, Tekni-Plex Healthcare
Managing Supply Chain Risk
Available On Demand
Duration: 16 minutes
Attend this webinar and learn:
- Learn how the pandemic and climate events are creating havoc in supply chains
- We will examine the various forces at play and outline scenarios that can reduce risk to the supply chain
- Actual case studies will be reviewed to illustrate how forward-thinking companies have managed these challenges to help reduce future risk
Speakers
Paul McShane, Ph.D
Global Technology Director
Paul McShane, Ph.D., is the global technology director for Tekni-Plex Healthcare. Tekni-Plex Healthcare supplies medical-grade PVC compounds that are used to produce medical device and related products. Paul’s more than 12 years of experience in the disposable medical device industry, makes him ideally suited to be a thought leader in this area.
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McShane rejoined Colorite in 2011 as a technology and development manager for Europe and Asia. He was promoted to the global technology director position in October 2015.
Previously, McShane held numerous senior development engineer roles in his six-years with Hewlett Packard, Ireland.
McShane is based at Colorite’s European manufacturing facility in Belfast, Northern Ireland. His responsibilities there have put him in the phthalate plasticizers regulatory epicenter on a daily basis for more than a decade.
He holds a Ph.D. in polymer science and a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Queen’s University Belfast.
New Tubing Material Advancements Drive Dramatic Improvements for Critical Fluid Transfer Applications
Available On Demand
Duration: 20 Minutes
This webinar delivers valuable information on emerging topics that help medical device professionals navigate their tubing decision-making process. Tekni-Plex Healthcare works with medical device professionals on a daily basis to address issues and in this webinar we feature the latest best practices and technologies.
Request this webinar to:
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Discover unique tubing solutions for peristaltic pump applications that offer multiple improvements over silicone material options
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Become educated on complete fluid transfer options for drugs suspended in DMSO
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Understand failure mechanisms and design improvements for infusion system multilayer tubing
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Learn about validation techniques to ensure consistent dimensional and peel strength tolerance for fluid management solutions
Speakers
Alex Kakad
Global Product Manager, Tekni-Plex Healthcare
Phthalates: The True Story
Medical regulations impacting use of flexible PVC compounds, phthalate plasticizers
Available On Demand
Duration: 55-minutes
In this webinar, medical device professionals will learn what they need to know about flexible PVC compound regulations, so that they can make informed decisions for their specific products.
Attend this webinar and learn:
- Flexible PVC compounds and the plasticizers used to make them.
- Phthalate plasticizer toxicological profile and rationale for increased regulation
- Medical device regulations impacting the use of phthalate plasticizers in PVC
- MDR design/manufacture requirements for devices containing phthalate plasticizers
- Summary of MDR transition timelines
Speakers
Paul McShane, Ph.D
Global Technology Director
Paul McShane, Ph.D., is the global technology director for Tekni-Plex Healthcare. Tekni-Plex Healthcare supplies medical-grade PVC compounds that are used to produce medical device and related products. Paul’s more than 12 years of experience in the disposable medical device industry, makes him ideally suited to be a thought leader in this area.
read more
McShane rejoined Colorite in 2011 as a technology and development manager for Europe and Asia. He was promoted to the global technology director position in October 2015.
Previously, McShane held numerous senior development engineer roles in his six-years with Hewlett Packard, Ireland.
McShane is based at Colorite’s European manufacturing facility in Belfast, Northern Ireland. His responsibilities there have put him in the phthalate plasticizers regulatory epicenter on a daily basis for more than a decade.
He holds a Ph.D. in polymer science and a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Queen’s University Belfast.