Medical and Orthopedic White Papers | Orchid Orthopedic Solutions

Titanium Coating On PEEK For Medical Devices Porous titanium coatings onto polymers are of great interest tomedical industries. A vacuum plasma spray (VPS) process has been developed to coat PEEK with a micro porous biomimetic titanium coating. This study reports the experimental characterization of the topography and microstructure and of the mechanical strength of the VPS Pure Titanium... Read More

Preparing for Change Orchid Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of orthopedic medical devices are facing cost pressures like never before. To reduce cost and make their products more attractive to reimbursement-restricted purchasers, OEMs are curtailing the size of their sales force and the commissions they pay out; establishing a leaner overhead structure; and... Read More

High Impact and Improved Corrosion Resistance for Bone Cutting Tools Orchid Orthopedic Solutions has developed a form of 17-4ph stainless steel which, following initial testing, increases the impact strength by up to 5 times and vastly improves its corrosion resistance, whilst maintaining all other properties, such as tensile strength and hardness. This is anticipated to make broaches and rasps safer for the... Read More

Expanding Opportunities with a Simplified Supply Chain

In the era of cost-conscious, value-based healthcare, medical device original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are under intense cost pressures to find ways to reevaluate their operations and supply chain strategies.

Coating Technologies Review: How Orthopedic Implants Get Coated Orchid Orthopedic Solutions focuses on both bone on-growth coatings and bone in-growth coatings with expertise in sintered coatings, spherical, asymmetric and porous foam used in on-growth coatings. In-growth coatings are usually done with plasma spray, using titanium hydroxyapatite, or titanium on PEEK (polyethertherketone). This article... Read More

Maximize the Use of Your Operation Footprint and Assets to Reduce Costs Most Medical Device Manufacturers (MDMs) have a manufacturing facility that is not utilizing its resources 168 hours a week. In an environment where MDMs are under constant pressure to reduce costs, there is an alternative to maintaining under-utilized operations or establishing larger operations and footprints. Medical device manufacturers... Read More