Medical Devices Industry
Medical Device Testing & Problem-Solving
Why is this implant deteriorating?
What are the components of this polymeric device?
Suspected contamination issues?
Chemir Analytical Services solves non-routine problems in the medical device industry, as well as provides support for legal issues such as product liability and intellectual property.
Chemir’s services to the medical device industry include:
- Deformulation (Reverse Engineering)
- Polymer Analysis
- Physical Testing
- Failure Analysis
- Contaminant Identification
- Litigation Support
We have years of experience providing investigative analytical services for the medical device industry. Our scientists have investigated difficult problems with a wide variety of materials and devices, including implantables, flexible tubing, containers and protective products.
Examples of problems solved for the medical device industry include:
- Analyzed polymeric materials to evaluate products for resin composition
- Identified a black flake contaminant in a device
- Investigated a product failure of a polyurethane catheter
- Deformulated a gas detection system in support of an intellectual property case
- Performed polymer analysis to investigate biodegradation of an implanted device