OUR BIOCOMPATIBLE PLASTICS ARE YOUR PRESCRIPTION FOR MEDICAL DEVICE SAFETY
Americhem Healthcare is a market leader known for providing high-quality biocompatible plastics for healthcare applications. For over three decades, Americhem has supported medical device OEMs with medical-grade plastic compounds used across a wide spectrum of applications with formulations that meet regulatory compliance and specific product requirements. Learn why manufacturers worldwide trust Americhem to develop biocompatible polymer formulations that optimize outcomes.
When it comes to engineering medical-grade compounds, Americhem Healthcare’s unbiased approach to material selection means we will work with virtually any biocompatible resin to develop a solution that’s right for you. We source, process, and deliver the best materials to ensure the safety and efficacy of your healthcare or medical device product.
Medical device designers and manufacturers are challenged to hit a multitude of moving targets influenced by market demand, regulatory requirements, consumer perception, cost constraints, and supply chain issues. Americhem Healthcare collaborates with our medical OEM customers to develop innovative medical-grade plastic solutions that maximize opportunities for success. We understand that advances and risks associated with patient care often go together with the production of instruments, devices, and equipment used to facilitate medical diagnoses and treatments. We can source an extensive range of biocompatible plastics and customize them according to industry requirements to improve safety, efficacy, and performance.
DEDICATED HEALTHCARE DIVISION FOCUSED ON YOUR SUCCESS
The tremendous growth in the healthcare and medical device segment prompted Americhem to establish Americhem Healthcare, a business division launched in 2022 with the sole purpose of ensuring our medical customers’ success. By combining our 30 years of experience engineering plastic for medical applications with our technical capabilities and vast resources, we are uniquely positioned to develop, produce, and test new and innovative biocompatible compounds. Beyond world-class manufacturing and industry-leading standards, Americhem Healthcare’s advantages include:
- Global expertise in material selection of biocompatible plastic for medical applications
- Medical-focused engineering, production, quality, and sales teams
- Market-specific research and development
- Medical device product development support
- In-house biocompatibility testing and process simulations
- Industry standard adherence including ISO 10993, USP Class VI, FDA 21 CFR, UL-94 and REACH
- Locked formulations
- Rapid development
- Small and large batch production
- Lot-to-lot consistency
- Competitive lead times
- ISO 9001, ISO 10993, and ISO 13485 certified manufacturing plants
- Clean compounding facilities in US and Europe
MEDICAL-GRADE PLASTIC
What types of polymers are suitable as medical-grade plastics?
There are many types of plastics with suitable inherent properties and medical grades that can be used in healthcare and medical device applications. Americhem can customize the following medical-grade polymers with the exact features and performance requirements required for your application:
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Medical-grade plastics advantages:
- Greater Safety – Medical-grade plastic for healthcare applications undergo stringent biocompatibility testing such as ISO 10993 to deliver the optimal foundation for medical device development.
- Infection Resistant – Some medical-grade plastics contain infection-resistant properties that can be enhanced with antimicrobial additives to resist the growth of bacteria on surfaces.
- Durable, Chemical Resistant, and Heat Resistant – The environment of patient care can be demanding and requires materials that will hold up, especially under repeated disinfection or sterilization cycles.
- Versatile – Medical-grade plastics are highly moldable, allowing them to be manufactured into different shapes. From disposable medical products to implantable devices, biocompatible plastic has become the material of choice for a broad range of applications.
- Cost-effective – They are designed to endure over time and will not corrode like metal or shatter like glass. Their ability to withstand repeated sterilizations enables operational savings. Most importantly, your speed to market is optimized by getting material selection right the first time.
HAVE A CUSTOM MEDICAL-GRADE PLASTIC NEED? AMERICHEM CAN DEVELOP A UNIQUE FORMULA AND LOCK IT DOWN!
Americhem’s tailored approach creates unique advantages for medical device OEMs with definitive product goals. We design all of our medical-grade compounds to our customers’ exacting specifications. With our extensive compounding expertise, we can enhance any medical-grade plastic with product additives and reinforcements that consistently and positively impact the material's physical, chemical, and mechanical properties.
Our capabilities include but are not limited to:
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You can depend on Americhem’s material experts to create a custom formulation that can be locked to preserve the integrity of repetitive manufacturing.
UNLEASH THE IMPACT OF COLOR IN BIOCOMPATIBLE PLASTICS
Color plays a highly functional role in today’s medical devices, allowing manufacturers to emphasize key interaction points, aid with color coding, differentiate device elements, affect emotions, and build brand identity.
As experts in color technology, Americhem offers a complete line of ColorRx® pre-colored compounds tested to meet the latest FDA biocompatibility standards. Our chemists will work with you to customize an innovative ColorRX® formula that matches your exact needs and delivers proven, long-lasting color.
MEDICAL DEVICE HOUSING & ENCLOSURES
From dimensional stability to antistatic and electrical interference, we offer a wide range of engineered compounds that meet biocompatibility standards for life-changing products like pacemakers, cochlear implants, bone screws, sutures, stents, and controlled drug delivery systems.
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
Americhem’s biocompatible plastics for surgical instruments offer heat resistance, chemical resistance, slip resistance, antimicrobial protection, radiopacity, sterilization capability and more. Their unique attributes make them ideal for blood pumps, robotic components, forceps, retractors, needle holders, curettes, and trays, to name a few.
RESPIRATORY & OXYGEN DELIVERY
Americhem aids in the design and production of life-saving oxygen delivery systems, providing specially engineered biocompatible plastics for products like nasal cannulas, medical tubing and contoured face masks that maintain adequate oxygenation and reduce skin irritation and tissue pressure with a soft-touch feel.
DIAGNOSTICS
With a full range of ISO 10993-5 compliant biocompatible plastics, pigments, and additives, Americhem can meet the unique requirements of advanced products related to hematology, histology, pathology, cytology, microbiology, blood bank and other diagnostic services offered by today’s clinical laboratories.
DIABETES MANAGEMENT
From continuous glucose monitoring to insulin delivery systems, Americhem can provide some sweet options for your application needs! These devices often incorporate materials like polycarbonate and polypropylene to ensure robustness, ease of use, and compatibility with various insulin formulations.
DRUG DELIVERY
Polymers play a crucial role in drug delivery systems utilized in hospitals, offering a variety of benefits. From pumps, to syringes, and injection devices, our biocompatible materials are indispensable.
PATIENT MONITORING
Through the utilization of our polymeric materials, healthcare providers can gather valuable real-time data, improve patient care, and facilitate early detection and intervention in various medical conditions. Americhem’s compounds ensure that you won’t miss a beat.
CRITICAL CARE
Find out how Americhem’s polymeric solutions play a vital role in critical care settings, providing innovative solutions to address various challenges and improve patient outcomes.
WOMEN'S HEALTH
The versatility and biocompatibility of polymers enable advancements in women's health by providing improved options for effective drug delivery systems, tissue engineering solutions, diagnostic tools, and much more. See how Americhem can effectively utilize these polymers.
LIFESTYLE
Americhem’s engineered compounds offer a combination of flexibility, biocompatibility, and durability that is essential for comfort and reliable performance. With our materials, you won’t miss a step!
CUSTOM COMPOUNDING
Don’t see your particular market category here? Chances are you can leverage our engineered compounding experience, proprietary product lines and product development support to meet your application needs.