PVC is the most widely used polymer to manufacture single-use medical devices and will retain that position for the foreseeable future, according to a new study from Global Market Insights. The ...

PARIS -- In December 2012 the French senate passed a law unilaterally banning the use of tubing containing di (2-ethyhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) from pediatric, neonatal and maternity wards. The ban will ...

Hospitals are beginning drives to replace polyvinyl chloride in intravenous tubing and film bags. It's not clear, however, that the technology is immediately ready to step up to the plate with ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westlake Global Compounds and Westlake Dimex, business units of Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK), today announced the launch of “Choose Pink,” a pilot polyvinyl chloride (PVC ...

To conduct an extensive literature and toxicological database review on substitute compounds and available alternative medical products to replace polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and/or di(2-ethylhexyl) ...

Poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC) is the most versatile of all the commodity polymers. It can satisfy a wide range of product function, safety, performance, and cost criteria. This book considers the ...

Akron, Ohio — Medical product designer Len Czuba gave a history of vinyl in medical devices at the Vinyltec conference, and he strongly supported vinyl as the most reliable, cost-effective material ...

TekniPlex Healthcare, a leading provider of advanced healthcare solutions, has announced the launch of its new bio-based medical-grade polyvinyl chloride (PVC) compounds. The compounds are the first ...

OTTAWA, ON, April 22, 2024 /CNW/ - The Vinyl Institute of Canada (VIC) announces that their groundbreaking PVC Medical Device Recycling program continues to see robust growth from Hospitals in the GTA ...

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- ICU Medical Inc. (NASDAQ: ICUI) today announced that it has entered into a long-term agreement with Grifols to distribute a full line of non-PVC/non ...