Hygienic design in medical technology

Deburring and polishing for perfect surfaces

In medical technology, medical implants, instruments and medical equipment have particularly high requirements with regard to surface quality and reproducible machining. On the one hand, for instance, the workpieces need to achieve a specific surface quality to conform to hygienic design requirements and thus be suitable for repeated use. On the other, medical technology products must be completely free of burrs.

The EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) has particularly high requirements with regard to process reliability, traceability, documentation, quality assurance and process management. As an ISO13485 certified service provider, we have been meeting these requirements for many years now and are happy to support you in this regard.

Deburring with abrasive flow machining is particularly suitable for:

Osteosynthesis/traumatology products such as:

  • Surgical screws (bone screws)
  • Surgical plates (e.g. locking compression (LC) plates)
  • Intramedullary nail osteosynthesis products (bone nails, tibial nails)

Surgical instruments such as:

  • Screwdrivers
  • Protective guide sleeve
  • Drill guide sleeves

Production equipment for surgical instruments such as:

  • Stents
  • Tubes and bent tubes
  • Pipes
  • Welded connections
  • Housings
  • Valves
  • Distributors

Example: Deburring a bone screw

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Your partner for the highest quality standards

The highly specialized technology involved in abrasive flow machining enables targeted deburring of these workpieces to the highest quality standard.

 

Not only is the device for holding the parts to be machined custom-made – our specialists also tailor the formulation for the abrasive paste to your product requirements.

 

Dedicated cleaning processes in ultrasonic baths and cleaning processes approved for medical technology ensure part cleaning requirements are met. We assist you with product validations for approvals with regard to MDR regulations.