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142 Industrial Lane MID (Minimally Invasive Device) Series Light Curable Adhesives Field failure is not an option, and that mandate resonates in every adhesive development project and with every product recommendation. Panacols’ adhesives for medical device assembly are specifically formulated to meet the critical performance and regulatory demands of this growing market. Beginning with raw material selection, Panacol-USA adhesives are designed and developed to provide superior adhesion after sterilization and aging, resist humidity and moisture, maintain lot-to-lot consistency, and fully crosslink upon cure to assure biocompatibility to USP Class VI and ISO 10993 standards. |
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Medical Device Hearing Aid / Audiology
Panacol-USA offers light curable medical device adhesive products that address the challenges of hearing aid assembly and their operating environments. The inner ear canal surface is acidic, coated with a combination of oil, perspiration, and ear wax. Hearing aid devices must function in this wonderland, and require assembly adhesives that are impervious to these substances to ensure reliable operation. Hearing aid assembly also has its challenges. Shells and faceplates are molded in assorted colors using pigmented resins. Pigmentation reduces the transmission of light energy, which has a negative impact on curing typical light curable adhesives. Longer curing cycles and higher power equipment is typically required to overcome lower light transmission.
Panacol-USA offers light curable medical device adhesive products that address the challenges of hearing aid assembly and their operating environments. Panacol-USA’s selection of adhesives includes our exclusive LEDcurelight curable adhesives. LEDcure adhesives will fully cure under low intensity UV or visible light in seconds. They are ideal for use with LED light curing equipment. The ability to cure with low intensity light makes these adhesives particularly well suited for applications involving pigmented substrates. Typical applications include faceplate/shell bonding, as well as attaching receiver tubes to the shell.
LEDcure adhesives are extremely clear in appearance. They offer cured properties from hard/rigid to soft/flexible. Cured surfaces are smooth and tack-free, including products with the greatest elongation and flexibility.
View the hearing aid/audiology device assembly adhesives listed below for a possible candidate for your application. Please contact Panacol-USA to confirm your product selection and to secure additional application assistance, including samples and process recommendations. In the event that these standard products do not satisfactorily address your performance requirements, Panacol-USA will investigate other solutions that include development of adhesive specifically tailored to the complexity of your application.
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