Medical Device Manufacturing : Critical Issues
Plastics In Healthcare - Expanding Horizons

Healthcare Sector in India-Growth Drivers

• Healthcare infrastructure expansion

• Growing population and economy

• Growing incomes, literacy and awareness

• Urban consuming class growing (78 mill in ’01 to 250 mill by ’10)

• Aging population - by 2011, 67 mill. Indians >67 years of age

• Shift in disease profiles from infectious to lifestyle-related diseases

• Medical devices becoming lighter, more portable and more user-friendly, with more functionality

• A steady stream of new and innovative medical devices been made possible by advanced polymer research

• Advanced medical polymers now capable of biological processes and can become a functional part of living organisms

• Medical tourism on the rise-Economical surgery/implant costs

• Pathology Services - Molecular diagnostic and pharmacogenomic testing to be future growth drivers

• Govt. committed to National Health care - NRHM & Rashtriya Swasthya Bhima Yojana

India - The Emerging Medical Tourism centre

• Attraction of high quality healthcare facilities at competitive costs.

• CII-McKinsey study estimate revenues from this segment to touch $ 2.2 bill by ’12.

• Govt. initiatives - New category of visa “Medical Visa” (‘M’-Visa)

• Number of Indian hospitals have received accreditation from international agencies worldwide.

Medical Applications of PVC

Properties

• Tough, inherent strength, abrasion and chemical resistance

• Wide range of flexibility, transparency and resistance to high temperature (upto 120oC) and low temperatures (upto -80oC).

• Can be autoclaved with steam or sterilized by gamma ray irradiation or by ETO

• Ability to be welded by high frequency which enables the production of leak-free products and offers infinite design possibilities

• Has gained acceptance of Health regulators world-wide

An Environmental Perspective

• Comparatively low energy and resource use in production and conversion

• PVC products are durable

• Lifecycle analyses have shown PVC to be a sustainable material.

• PVC can be safely incinerated, allowing energy recovery, or safely disposed off in landfill.

Medical Applications of PVC & Polyethylene (PE)

 

	Urine and Blood bags Ability to be steam-sterilized at 121° C Flexibility, strength and transparency Favourable effect on erythrocyte survival Low cost vs high performance Non-toxic		Drip Infusion Set Transparent to monitor flow Low coefficient of friction for easy flow of fluids Resistant to medical and body fluids & Non-toxic
	Medicine Packaging Excellent gas barrier properties Flexibility Transparent Non-contaminant Low cost		Catheters Excellent flexibility Low coefficient of friction Transparent
	Oxygenerator Tube Good weldability for leak proof products, Steam sterilizability, Transparent Non-toxic Resistant to medical and body fluids		Artificial Heart Excellent flexibility, Non-toxic, Chemical inertness & Bio-compatibility
	Colostomy Bags: Flexibility, Chemically inert, Easy to dispose & Non-toxic Packaging : Flexibility & Non-toxicity		Wound Covering Films Microorganism impermeability, Good breathing properties, Easy to peel off & Good flexibility
	I.V. Dressing & Storage Bottle Good breath ability, Easy to peel off, Good microorganism resistance & Easy to dispose		Hip and Knee Joints of UHMWPE Excellent abrasion resistance, Good mechanical properties, Low coefficient of friction & Body compatible

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