Use of extrusion for processing of bioresorbable medical devices

Overview

The functionality of cardiovascular stents, as well as other medical devices used for vascular and general surgical procedures, can be optimized through the proper material selection, fabrication and use of bioresorbable tubes that are precisely tailored to match specific application requirements. However, the development of high-quality standard or customized tubes can be highly complex, with extensive technical knowhow required across polymers selection, extrusion processes, sterilization process and analytical testing. In this webinar, Evonik experts shared some of their knowledge regarding how to select the right materials, match specific structural and application requirements, and then streamline the path to complete feasibility studies and commercial scale-up. Topics include:

Tubes for cardiovascular stents
Tubes and filaments for general surgical procedures including nasal, GIT and neurovascular
Customized extrusion services

Experts featuring this session

Thiago Borges
Manager Customer Projects
Evonik Health Care
Vita

Dr. Thiago Borges is the Manager for Customer Projects at Evonik’s biomaterials center in Birmingham, Alabama. He has 13 years of experience in the medical device industry. He is responsible for managing customer projects, providing technical application support, and managing internal innovation projects for medical device solutions. Thiago joined Evonik in 2015, and was previously a project manager for the RESOMER^® Filament and other products where he co-ordinated the development of technical grade and GMP grades. Prior to Evonik, he worked for eight years in the medical device industry holding different positions in R&D and operations, in particular working with stents and embolization devices. Thiago holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from University of Sao Paulo, and a PhD in Polymer Science & Engineering from Case Western Reserve University.

Tommy Washington
Principal Engineer Medical Devices
Evonik Health Care
Vita

Tommy Washington is the Principle Extrusion SME at Evonik Health Care in Birmingham, Alabama, and has more than a dozen years of experience within the medical device industry.

Since joining Evonik in 2015, he has been instrumental in the development and establishment of the Medical Device Competence Center (MDCC). He has served as the development and technical lead for several RESOMER^® products designed for customers within cardiovascular and orthopedic device applications.

Prior to Evonik, he was a Polymer Engineer/ Failure Analyst for Element Materials Technology, where he consulted as a technical problem solver for biomedical and polymer manufacturing companies.

He has a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering), and a Master of Science in Polymer Engineering from the University of Tennessee- Knoxville. He is currently completing his PhD in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Alabama-Birmingham.

Related webinars in this series

Recent advances in biomaterials are helping to enhance the safety, biocompatibility and performance of implantable medical devices across a range of application areas, and also accelerate speed to market. As a global leader for bioresorbable polymers, surface modification technologies and application services, we hosted a special webinar series featuring some key opinion leaders.

Entitled “Biomaterial solutions for implantable medical device applications”, the series covered a range of topics that are of growing interest to medical device companies across application areas including orthopedics, wound healing and cardiovascular care. Each live webinar was short, focused and gave participants an opportunity to ask questions directly to our experts.

Webinars which were part of the series are:

Bioresorbable polymers for 3D printing medical device applications
June 2, 10 a.m. EDT / 4 p.m. CEST
Surface modification technologies to reduce thrombosis and prevent biofouling
June 9, 10 a.m. EDT / 4 p.m. CEST
Use of extrusion for processing of bioresorbable medical devices
June 16, 10 a.m. EDT / 4 p.m. CEST
Bioresorbable polymers for medical textile applications
June 23, 10 a.m. EDT / 4 p.m. CEST
Bioresorbable polymers for orthopedic applications
June 30, 10 a.m. EDT / 4 p.m. CEST