Vol. 14 No. 2 March-April 2007
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Advertisers'
Index
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Neoplast
Engineering Pvt. Ltd., India
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Poly Medicure
Limited, India
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A Uno Tec
s.r.l., Italy
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Engineered
Materials Systems Inc.,
USA
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Shriram
Polytech, India
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Welset
Plast Extrusions Pvt. Ltd., India
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Colpitt
B.V., Netherlands
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J. B.
Engineering, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
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Henkel Loctite
India Private Limited, Bangalore, India
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Miku Traders,
Gujarat, India |
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Proven
Trade Contacts, New Delhi, India

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Pragati
Plastics Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi |
Seal-O-Pack,
Thane, India
Phone No. +91 250 2481828 |
Mediprotect,
Belgium |
Super Lifecare (P) Ltd., Ahmedabad,
India
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Shailesh
Surgical, Ahmedabad,
India Phone
: 91-79-26420281
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Angiplast
Private Limited, Ahmedabad
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Basil Polymers,
Ahmedabad India
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Amigo Surgi Care Pvt. Ltd.,
Ahmedabad
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Editorial
The use of combination products to improve patient outcomes appears to be on the
verge of unprecedented growth in the healthcare arena. With their life-saving
potential, it's understandable that combination products have become a
sizzling-hot topic...
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Cover Story
Combination Products: The Future of Medical Devices
The Combination products combine the benefits of
drugs, biologics & medical devices by converging
pharmaceutical & medical device manufacturers. The
global market for drug-device combinations is
expected to increase at an average annual growth
rate of 13.6 % and reach $ 11.5 B in 2010...
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Manufacturing
Safety Aspects of Medical Devices
Dr. G.L. Jain - M.Sc (Chem.) Ph.D. (Bio-Med Engg.)
Medical Devices should not only be functional but
also safe. The risk associated with the use of a
device should be within acceptable limits when
weighted against benefits to the patient...
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Technology
Coating Technique for Controlled Drug Delivery :
Materials & Methods
Ms.
Sejal Dave - B.E. (Biomedical & Instrumentation Er.)
Delivering medication to the site of vascular
injury via polymer coated stents is a rational
approach for local drug delivery. In a recent
development, modified air suspension technique was
successfully employed for four layer coating of
cardiovascular stents...
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Global Trends
EU revamps medical devices directive Ban of
substances avoided but rules tighten on labelling
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Fact & Figures
General Healthcare, Medical Devices, Combination
Products
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Industry News
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Did You Know
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About First Medical Device Derived from New Class of
Biopolymers: Absorbable Suture Product
The TephaFLEX Absorbable Suture is the first medical
device derived from a new class of biopolymers that
is the product of patented recombinant DNA
technology...
The Absorbable Suture is engineered to be one of the
strongest absorbable fibers known, offering up to
50% greater tensile strength than currently marketed
monofilament absorbable sutures. In addition to high
strength, it also offers...
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