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Products that Help Protect Lives

Sisällysluettelo 5. Parker Smart Syringe Pump Demo

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Serving the Needs of the Medical Market: Advances in Parker’s Chemistry Enhance Range of Time-Tested Products

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Purely for Medical and Pharma Products: New Clean Room Production in Sadská

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Compound solutions for

EMI shielding and sealing

of electronic equipment

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Products that Help Protect Lives: Advanced Components and Systems for Medical Technology and Pharmaceutical Uses

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Hygienic Sanitary Gasket: New Standards of Cleanliness and Safety

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Parker Announces New Micro Diaphragm Pump for Small Portable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Medical Devices

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Serving the Needs of the Medical Market Advances in Parker’s Chemistry Enhance Range of Time-Tested Products With an ever expanding and aging population, the demand for quality health care is on the rise around the world. The technologies available to the medical industry continue to improve and the sophistication of treatments and medical devices continues to evolve. At the same time, pressure to reduce the cost of care is also increasing. With these trends in mind, Parker is dedicating resources to develop new technology and products to address specific needs in the life science market.

Parker has long been a leader in polyurethane chemistry. The Parker Engineered Materials Group has focused this expertise on developing a family of polyurethanes for the medical market, capitalizing on the ability to produce optically clear materials to make very clean polyurethanes for the life science industry.

Recent advances in Parker’s chemistries have yielded polyurethanes with the best overall chemical resistance on the market. All of Parker’s medical grade polyurethanes are USP Class VI certified and manufactured in ISO certified cleanrooms.

Polyurethane is often the material of choice for catheters and other medical devices because of its wide range of durometer hardness, tensile strength, and biocompatibility. And as the medical industry is moving away from PVC materials, polyurethanes are proving to be a good alternative. However, in certain environments within the body traditional polyurethanes can come under chemical attack and weaken, creating a market need for improved polyurethane materials. Parker produces a variety of microlumen tubing sizes and configurations in ISO Class 8 clean room manufacturing facilities. In addition to Parker’s medical grade polyurethanes, tubing is manufactured from *Pebax® a polyether block amide, prized for its ability to transfer torque and kink resistance.

New Materials for Catheters

Traditional Sealing Products for the Life Science Market

While Parker has invested heavily in the development of new materials for medical grade tubing, the product range of the Engineered Materials Group for the life science market includes key traditional products and materials, including four major sealing materials certified to USP Class VI standards: Resilon® 4300 and 4301, Molythane® 4615 and Parker Polymer Filled PTFE 0618. These materials are being used in seal designs such as Polypaks® and FlexiSeals for applications ranging from surgical tools to hospital lift systems.

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Purely for Medical and Pharma Products Parker-Prädifa Plant in Sadská now with State-of-the-Art Clean Room Production

Since June 2013 Parker-Prädifa has been operating an ultra-modern clean room cell at its Czech location in Sadská. The 130 -square meter (1,400 sq ft) facility offers extensive possibilities primarily designed to meet the exacting demands of the medical and pharmaceutical industries. The central focus of the operation is on manufacturing custom solutions made of elastomer and plastic components developed at the German locations Pleidelsheim and Bietigheim.

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The GMP-conformant clean room cell consists of several ISO 7 to ISO 9 class clean rooms and has been designed to allow for quick and easy extension of the facility as needed. A connection of manufacturing cells exclusively dedicated to custom products (such as high-volume 2-component solutions or component assemblies) is possible as well.

LatestGeneration Injection Molding Technology

Injection molding technology using latest-generation machines for various materials such as silicones (LSR and HCR), TPE and other elastomers is a key element of the cell. Specifically in LSR processing Parker-Prädifa draws on many years of experience which can now be increasingly used for medical technology and pharmaceutical applications due to the new clean room cell. Even 2-component solutions (e.g. silicone/plastic or TPE/plastic) are possible in clean room class 8.

To cover the growing demand for high-precision, particle-free molded parts and seals, not least driven by the unbroken trend toward further miniaturization in medical technologies, a new automatic micro-injection molding machine in cleanroom class 7 is available. Even high-transparency liquid silicones can be processed here.

Over-Molding for Single-Use Systems

For pharmaceutical industry customers, the over-molding technology available at the location is of particular interest. It is used specifically for so-called singleuse systems, primarily to combine silicone and TPE tubes with other plastic components or various tubes with each other. These components, for example, include aseptic connectors, filters and transport containers.

Among other things, these systems are subsequently used to extract samples in vaccine production. Cable ties are still frequently used for these component assemblies but this generally harbors a higher risk of leakage. This risk can be significantly reduced by means

of over-molding technology.

In view of the higher costs of overmolding compared to cable ties, Parker-Prädifa offers both options.

Particularly in the case of systems used in less critical process areas a costbenefit analysis together with the user makes sense in many cases. The general rule that applies here is: the closer the system comes into contact with the customer’s final product the more sensible is over-molding. The higher costs for this form of assembly are no longer in proportion to those incurred by the pharmaceutical company in the event that a batch is contaminated or tampered with in one of the final production steps. Furthermore, ParkerPrädifa offers the sterilization of these systems with external partners. This option provides end customers with a sterile, ready-to-use solution.

Assembly of Purity in Assembling Plastic plastic components is components

another focal point of the cell’s activities. As well as conventional bonding or gluing, ultrasonic welding work is performed in clean room class 7. Aside from the high reproducibility, the fact that no additives are required is a major advantage of this process which thus benefits the purity of the product. PTFE or PES diaphragms can be securely and reliably

affixed to plastic components. ParkerPrädifa uses this technology mainly in the assembly of products for clinical use in the area of infusion therapies.

In this case, plastic components and sealing elements are economically combined into assemblies, with a data logger module recording all the critical process parameters. Another field of application is filtration.

Automatic Measurement and Monitoring

For class 7 and 8 clean rooms, critical room parameters (temperature, relative humidity, pressure) are regularly measured and automatically monitored. The number of particles of a defined size per room unit is continuously checked as well. Filter units ensure air circulation of at least 25 cycles per hour.

Advanced Quality Assurance

Among other things, the equipment available for quality assurance includes

a 3D microscope with a resolution of 0.01 µm (0.0001 mm), which has the capability to automatically record the measured results and to allocate them to a specific batch. For particularly critical molded parts made of trans-

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Global Clean Room Facilities In view of steadily increasing customer requirements in the life science sector, as well as in markets such as micro-electronics, Parker has been investing in the addition of state-of-the-art clean room manufacturing facilities at its worldwide locations for years. Below is a brief overview of the major clean room capabilities currently available in the Engineered Materials Group by regions and locations: North America (USA and Mexico) Anaheim, CA: Class 8 clean room serving the life science market (inspection and washing of medical devices) Baja, Mexico: Class 8 clean room serving the life science market (inspection and washing of medical devices) Fontana, CA: Class 8 clean rooms serving the life science market (molding and assembly of medical devices) Lexington, KY: Class 7 and class 5 clean rooms serving the life science and micro-electronics markets (production of new-generation FFKM compounds, inspection and packaging) Merrillville, IN: Class 7 clean rooms serving the life science market (medical device assembly and packaging) Salt Lake City, UT: Class 8 clean rooms serving the life science market as well as the aerospace and military sectors (manufacture of medical-grade polyurethane, optically clear high-purity polyurethane, extrusion of tubing etc.)

Ventura, CA: Class 7 and Class 8 clean rooms serving the life science market (medical device assembly and packaging) Europe Sadská, Czech Republic: ISO 7 to ISO 9 class clean rooms serving the life science market Asia Wuxi, China: Class 8 certified clean rooms serving the life science market (washing, sorting and packaging of products for medical applications) In addition to the ISO certified clean room facilities listed above, the Parker Engineered Materials Group operates so-called ‘white room’ facilities at various locations with enclosed, restricted and air-filtered cells primarily used for cleaning, inspecting and packaging products requiring special levels of cleanliness.

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parent silicone, a cost-efficient 100 % inspection, for instance of the surface for particle inclusion and dimensional accuracy, can be performed using a testing machine. Defective parts are automatically sorted out, good parts conveyed on a belt to the packaging station.

Packaging Options as Needed

Various options are available for the selection and design of appropriate packaging for the products manufactured in the clean room, from the simple PE bag and PETG single blisters with Tyvek covers through to molded pallets. Factors such as product handling by the consumer, further processing or specific requirements for transportation and warehouse logistics have a decisive influence on the type of packaging to be used.

Fast support for System Solutions

With the new manufacturing cell in Sadská the growing quality requirements of European customers can now be met through faster and better support of relevant system solutions. The Sadská location is currently certified according to ISO/TS 16949. Certification according to ISO 13485:2012 is planned for the beginning of 2014.

In 2013 people everywhere are carrying around technology that just one or two decades ago was unimaginable – pocket-sized devices that can pinpoint location, take and transmit photographs, set up video calls on the move, remotely manage security systems, and perform many other functions now considered essential for everyday living.

Today’s high-tech devices are typically highly miniaturised and often combine multiple radios such as 3G, Bluetooth® and WiFi® connectivity in smartphones and tablets that may cause or suffer interference if not properly shielded. Demands for miniaturisation, as well as increased energy efficiency to meet new eco-design regulations and extend battery life, are also driving increased adoption of switched-mode circuits such as classD amplifiers and DC/DC converters that demand careful attention to managing electrical switching noise.

Tightly packaged devices require careful EMI management

In top form with “form-in-place” Compound solutions for EMI shielding and sealing of electronic equipment Mobile electronic devices are even being used in the most remote parts of the world today. Their operation crucially depends on effective EMI shielding that prevents interferences between different systems. Furthermore, the sensitive electronic components must be protected against external influences such as moisture or dirt. Parker offers advanced solutions by its Chomerics Division that meet the various shielding and sealing requirements of both small-sized devices and larger equipment in effective and low-cost ways based on a wide range of compounds and technologies such as form-in-place gaskets.

Sensitive components require protection from external influences

In addition to requiring electromagnetic interference shielding, the sensitive components have to be protected from

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water or moisture, chemicals and tiny dirt particles entering compartments or enclosures as any of these may prevent circuitry from operating correctly or cause corrosion that may lead to early failure. Moreover, enclosures and housings must be low-cost and easy to assemble.

Advanced form-in-place technologies for various demands

These trends encourage the use of form-in-place gaskets for EMI shielding and sealing in electronic equipment. Gaskets are deposited during assembly using software-controlled precision equipment to place an elastomeric bead around the perimeter of the enclosure or compartment to be shielded. The technology is recognised as an effective and economical way of protecting sensitive devices and is suitable for use from prototyping and new product introduction right up to high-volume continuous production.

Parker Chomerics’ CHOFORM® and ParPHorm® Form-In-Place (FIP) technologies provide a choice of formulations that allow product developers and manufacturers to achieve an optimal blend of properties for their applications.

CHOFORM® is chosen where EMI shielding as well as sealing properties are required. Typical applications are in compartmentalised enclosures and other tightly packaged electronic devices in military, telecom, transportation, aerospace and life-science applications. Formin-place properties can reduce the installed cost of an EMI gasket by up to 60 %, compared with a conventional pre-formed gasket.

EMI shielding and sealing demands

Highperformance sealing

Parker Chomerics’ ParPHorm® family comprises non-conductive elastomeric sealing compounds. They are chosen for high resistance to a wide variety of fluids, excellent substrate adhesion, low hard-

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CHOFORM® thermal-cure compounds • CHOFORM® 5508: >70 dB EMI shielding, Silver/Copper (Ag/Cu) filler, suitable for indoor applications • CHOFORM® 5550: >65 dB EMI shielding, Nickel/Graphite (Ni/C) filler, low-cost, good galvanic corrosion resistance for outdoor use with aluminium enclosures, low hardness • CHOFORM® 5560: >90dB EMI shielding, Nickel/Aluminium (Ni/Al) filler, displaying best corrosion resistance with aluminium for harsh saltspray/salt-fog environments

CHOFORM® moisture cure compounds (curing at room temperature • CHOFORM® 5519: >70 dB EMI shielding, Silver/Copper (Ag/Cu) filler, lowest hardness grade with 35 Shore A for indoor applications where low closure forces are needed • CHOFORM® 5572V: >65 dB shielding, Silver/Aluminium (Ag/Al) filler, for harsh salt-spray/salt-fog environments • CHOFORM 5557: >70 dB shielding, Silver/Nickel (Ag/Ni) filler, good corrosion resistance, fully cured in only 7 hours at room temperature and 50 % relative humidity • CHOFORM 5538: >65 dB shielding, Nickel/Graphite (Ni/C) filler, low cost, good corrosion resistance with aluminium, best for applications requiring the smallest possible bead size

ParPHorm compounds

• ParPHorm® S1945: thermal cure, 25 Shore A hardness, 21 % compression set, low closure force, good adhesion to aluminium, phenolic resins, copper, stainless steel, glass, rigid PVC, most ceramics, plastics • ParPHorm® 236: moisture cure, 25 Shore A hardness, designed to operate continuously from -65 to 260 °C and intermittent exposure up to 315 °C • ParPHorm® 373: moisture cure, 35 Shore A hardness, for applications requiring solvent and/or fuel resistance • ParPHorm® 1071: moisture cure, 52 Shore A hardness, adhesion to most common substrates, for high-performance sealing applications ness, and outstanding compression-set properties.

The integration and

Innovation for interconnection integration of various elec-

tronic components, devices and systems in industrial, public- and private-sector applications and networks is progressing in giant leaps. Through its range of innovative shielding and sealing solutions, continuous further development of existing and new products plus extensive application engineering support and

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consultancy Parker Chomerics helps to bring the wealth of ideas of electronics developers to fruition in ways that minimise costs and contribute to trouble-free operation.

Polyurethane and Pebax® Tubing For Stringent Performance, Biocompatibility and Sterilization Requirements

Parker offers single-source engineering, production and complete project management to effectively deliver medical grade thermoplastic elastomer tubing for medical devices that demand precision and consistency.

Drawing on more than 40 years of expertise in material science, Parker offers customers material options such as proprietary medical grade polyurethane and Pebax® tubing to meet a wide variety of challenging medical device application requirements.

Polyurethane and Pebax® materials are specified for medical device components due to their ability to meet the

stringent performance, biocompatibility and sterilization requirements of the applications in which the devices are used.

Processing Capabilities

Parker’s systems manufacturing and integration expertise has consistently been expanded to include extrusion and processing of high-performance life science materials that deliver value in safety. Being able to respond quickly to design and manufacturing challenges, Parker helps customers get their products to market faster.

Parker’s processes are registered to ISO 13485 and ISO 9001. Capabilities include: • ISO Class 7 and Class 8 Clean Room manufacturing • Custom compounding with radiopacifiers and/or colorant • Single-lumen or multi-lumen extrusion • Co-extrusion construction • Taper (bump) tubing • Profile extrusions • Vacuum sizing • In-line ultrasonic dimensional measurement monitoring

*Pebax® is a registered trademark of Arkema Inc.

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Products that help to protect lives Advanced components and systems for medical technology and pharmaceutical uses that combine safety and economy

Due to their direct effects on the life and health of patients they are subject to especially stringent requirements.

Parker-Pr채difa, in addition to an extensive portfolio of existing solutions, offers customers the opportunityfor bespoke new developments in close system and development partnerships with them. Unlike many suppliers, Parker can draw on both elastomeric and thermoplastic materials for these comprehensive solutions.

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moulding, extrusion, compression or over-moulding technologies, plus the sterilisation methods intended for subsequent use play an important part in the selection of materials.

The optimisation of material properties to meet application-specific requirements is another key factor. Typical examples are anti-microbial effects to minimise the risk of infection in clinical applications, the optimisation of surfaces with respect to friction in dynamic applications as well as changes concerning hydrophobic properties.

Design optimisation by means of Finite Element Analysis

Design

Material selection and Optimisation

The demands which “classic” industrial applications make on materials, such as resistance against media or extreme temperatures, do not, or just rarely, occur in the case of LS products. Instead, the proper selection or “refinement” of the materials is of central importance here.

This is done on the basis of customeror application-specific criteria, with biocompatibility (see also article on page 8 of this issue), e.g. according to USP Class 6 or ISO 10993, is typically the main aspect. In this context, Parker-Prädifa of course supports customers in performing E&L(Extractables & Leachables) analyses as well.

In addition, the planned conversion of the materials into components and systems, for example using injection

to dealing with manufacturers that specialise in just one of these materials, this gives customers the benefitof receiving a wider range of solutions from a single source. Only few suppliers in the marketplace have the capabilities to provide this advantage.

System and development partnership

For new LS product developments, Parker-Prädifa has been able to file numerous patents lately. Close collaboration in a spirit of partnership with the customer and a constant exchange of ideas and possible solutions, particularly in the concept phase, are indispensable prerequisites for any new development of this kind. For the customer, this type of development and system partnership means being able to substantially save development time and costs.

Faster time to market combined with lower development costs, especially in today’s extremely competitive environment in the medical technology and pharmaceuticals markets is crucial to sustained business success.

With respect to the design of moulded elas-

tomeric parts, Parker-Prädifa supports customers in the medical technology sector and the pharmaceutical industry by using powerful FiniteElementAnalyses (FEA). A case in point is the simulation of how a silicone valve mechanism performs when mechanically activated at different degrees of material hardness or critical mass variances on the component that was performed in order to find the best possible combination.

From the initial idea through to production and assembly, Parker-Prädifa develops comprehensive, customised solutions and, as previously mentioned, covers both elastomeric and thermoplastic components. In contrast

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Economy

Economic aspects play a role as well when it comes to optimising systems, for instance by two-component solutions where Parker-Prädifa’s main focus is placed on silicone and thermoplastic materials. In line with the unbroken trend towards miniaturisation, the size of all manner of devices continues to shrink. As a result, the manual assembly of components such as seals becomes more time-intensive and thus more costly. At the same time, the reproducibility of the products must be assured at all times, with the “man and machine” factor and handling playing an important part within the tolerance chain.

This obviously suggests the use of tooling solutions. When choosing this option, the design of both components must be considered as well as the adhesion of the materials and the underlying tooling technology. However, two-component solutions are typically cost-efficient only in the case of high production volumes, as the tools are costly compared with the use of conventional single components.

Therefore, the specialists at ParkerPrädifa, together with the customer, will analyse the entire process from assembly through to packaging and work out the break-even point in view of the substantial investment costs.

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In addition, ParkerPackaged assemblies Prädifa assists its

Validation and documentation

ing various fluid handling processes as an expert manufacturing partner in the field of tube systems, joining technology and sample-taking systems. Apart from the appropriate clean room environment the selection, as previously mentioned, of the right system components and materials according to the relevant process parameters is a key factor. Different sterilisation processes play an equally important role in this context as the interactions with flow media. The use of a qualification matrix adapted to the individual system assures that all relevant standards (E.P. 3.1.9, USP, ISO 10993, FDA 21 CFR 177.2600) are met.

technology, examples of which are shown in the separate overview, another focus at Parker-Prädifais placed on single-use systems for biotechnological processes which, not least due to their higher economy and flexibility, are increasingly being used by the pharmaceutical industry.

customers in optimis-

Quality assurance

Apart from maximum safety, the traceability and identification of materials used in LS products is of central importance. Therefore, processes and technologies used at the manufacturing cell in Sadskà are designed according to GMP standards.

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In addition to typical applications in medical

Single-use systems are sterile assemblies, typically consisting of a plastic container, a tube, a filter unit and joining components. Pharmaceutical companies use them in the production of vaccines, for example. As these assemblies may come into direct contact with the media used in the system an appropriate validation of the entire assembly based on process-specific parameters is indispensable. This validation encompasses factors such as bio burden, particle count, integrity and sterility.

Fields of application

• Food and beverage and dairy industry • Cosmetics industry • Pharmaceutical production • Biotechnology • Chemical and process engineering • Semiconductor industry

Hygienic Sanitary Gasket New Standards of Cleanliness and Safety

Long-term sealability, excellent wear resistance, complete traceability of the material and easy assembly: These are the advantages of Parker’s new flange seals for standard ASME BPE flange connections. They have been developed particularly for use in applications where hygiene and cleanliness are of paramount importance, such as in the food processing and pharmaceutical processing industries.

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With their patent-pending designs the new hygienic sanitary gaskets are particularly well suited to meeting the high quality and technical demands of hygienically critical process equipment and tubing. The nearly flush (.008”/± 0.2 mm) interface prevents the entrapment of media within a dead space that could lead to microbial growth and the resulting contamination of the system.

In addition, the flush design helps prevent erosion of the elastomeric material that could contaminate the process stream as well.

The sealing elements have been awarded international ASME Bio Processing Equipment (BPE) certification. In extensive testing programs involving over 500 CIP cleaning and SIP steam cycles (CIP = cleaning in place, SIP = steam in place) Parker’s hygienic sanitary gaskets exhibited outstanding chemical resistance, which specifically qualified the seals for use in food processing and pharmaceutical applications.

Reducing Plant Maintenance Costs

With Parker’s sanitary gasket end users are able to reduce the time required to assemble gaskets onto the connections and eliminate the costs associated with re-torqueing the clamps. Parker’s

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gaskets come with clips on the outside that help retain the gasket to the fitting, thereby allowing a single person to install the gasket – no matter where in the facility the gasket is being installed.

In addition, Parker’s gasket is designed with a compression-controlled plastic element on the larger sizes that help protect the gasket material from being over-compressed and allow the gasket to last longer than other options available on the market. Finally, the compression-control feature is made out of a creep-resistant plastic that enables the torque on the clamp to be maintained and eliminates the need for constant re-torqueing of clamps throughout the facility.

Improving Plant Parker’s saniProduct Quality tary gaskets are made out of materials that

are developed and produced in Parker facilities. They come with Parker’s certifications to prove their compliance with US Pharmacopeia, FDA, and 3A standards. Each gasket has a laser-etched code which provides the end user with complete traceability of the materials, certifications, and the date of manufacture. Because Parker produces its own materials, this information can be made readily available.

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the gaskets they are using meet the requirements of the industry and, should any issues with the product occur, know that the information related to the sanitary gaskets can be easily found. In addition to the material’s traceability, Parker’s gaskets have been tested and proven to show less than .008” (> 0.20mm) of intrusion into the inner diameter of the ferrule. Because Parker’s gaskets do not intrude into the path of the product flow, the potential for parts of the gasket breaking off into the product are significantly reduced.

In addition, sharp corners that can be created at the gasket/fitting interface no longer occur, which prevents the potential for microbial growth that can impact the quality of the end product.

Parker Announces New Micro Diaphragm Pump for Small Portable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Medical Devices A new micro diaphragm pump from the Precision Fluidics Division of Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, is specifically designed for the needs of portable medical devices for advanced wound care.

The Parker T2-05-IC micro diaphragm pump provides the negative pressure required to draw down the dressing over the wound area and to maintain a constant suction for effective wound healing. “After listening to the future requirements of our customers there is a need to develop advanced medical treatments for the millions of minor surgeries that are conducted around the world. Parker’s micro diaphragm pump operates as the vacuum source for the wound dressing system”, said Abelardo Gonzalez, Global Product Manager.

“Size, performance, and reliability are

significant advantages with this pump,” explains Gonzalez. Advanced wound management devices are getting smaller for portability and increased patient comfort. The efficiency of these devices is critical because low power consumption and minimal vacuum losses allow battery packs to last longer. This capability allows the patient to be more mobile; thus enabling a better quality of life.

The Parker T2-05-IC is ideal for applications such as single patient use negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) devices that require multiple dressing therapy treatments and is CE and RoHS compliant, facilitating ease of integration into a medical device.

Parker Precision Fluidics is a market leader in miniature, low power, light weight, high performance fluidic products. More information is available at www.parker.com/precisionfluidics/t5 or email ppfinfo@parker.com.

With annual sales exceeding $13 billion in fiscal year 2013, Parker Hannifin is the world’s leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company employs approximately 60,000 people in 48 countries around the world. Parker has increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 56 consecutive fiscal years, among the top five longestrunning dividend-increase records in the S&P 500 index. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.parker.com, or its investor information website at www.phstock.com.

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