06.14.11
Solvay Advanced Polymers, LLC, a division of Solvay Specialty Polymers, along with Secant Medical LLC, a manufacturer of custom biomedical textile structures for medical devices, have formed a marketing partnership to promote the development and production of implantable biomedical fabric structures made of Zeniva PEEK (polyetheretherketone) fiber.
The collaboration will result in the formation of a new supply chain that will provide medical OEMs with options to develop custom implantable fabrics made of Zeniva PEEK for therapeutic devices in orthopedics, cardiovascular, tissue engineering, neurology, and general surgery. Along with Solvay Advanced Polymers and Secant Medical, the agreement includes an undisclosed fiber manufacturer.
"This partnership further solidifies our position as a strategic material supplier in the healthcare industry," said Shawn Shorrock, global healthcare market manager for Solvay Advanced Polymers. "This new material solution is being offered in direct response to customer demands and meets their strict performance requirements."
Karen West, vice president of advanced technologies for Secant Medical, said: "Our collaboration will expand Secant Medical's offering, broaden our ability to help clients to innovate their concepts, and further expand our leadership position in biomedical textiles engineering."
Secant Medical uses high-performance metallic and polymeric biomaterials in various combinations to manufacture a range of woven, knitted, and braided fabrics for implantable devices. Custom applications include high-strength sutures, bone anchoring devices, rotator cuff and arthroscopic joint repair, spinal stabilization and disc repair and replacement, textile-based heart valves and vascular grafts, and lightweight textile mesh structures for a variety of surgical procedures that require tissue reinforcement and wound support.
According to Solvay, its Zeniva PEEK boasts a modulus very close to that of bone plus excellent biocompatibility, toughness and fatigue resistance.
Secant Medical is a business unit of Prodesco, Inc., which provides design, development, and manufacture of engineered fabric structures for the medical, industrial, and aerospace industries. Secant is based in Perkasie, Pa.
The collaboration will result in the formation of a new supply chain that will provide medical OEMs with options to develop custom implantable fabrics made of Zeniva PEEK for therapeutic devices in orthopedics, cardiovascular, tissue engineering, neurology, and general surgery. Along with Solvay Advanced Polymers and Secant Medical, the agreement includes an undisclosed fiber manufacturer.
"This partnership further solidifies our position as a strategic material supplier in the healthcare industry," said Shawn Shorrock, global healthcare market manager for Solvay Advanced Polymers. "This new material solution is being offered in direct response to customer demands and meets their strict performance requirements."
Karen West, vice president of advanced technologies for Secant Medical, said: "Our collaboration will expand Secant Medical's offering, broaden our ability to help clients to innovate their concepts, and further expand our leadership position in biomedical textiles engineering."
Secant Medical uses high-performance metallic and polymeric biomaterials in various combinations to manufacture a range of woven, knitted, and braided fabrics for implantable devices. Custom applications include high-strength sutures, bone anchoring devices, rotator cuff and arthroscopic joint repair, spinal stabilization and disc repair and replacement, textile-based heart valves and vascular grafts, and lightweight textile mesh structures for a variety of surgical procedures that require tissue reinforcement and wound support.
According to Solvay, its Zeniva PEEK boasts a modulus very close to that of bone plus excellent biocompatibility, toughness and fatigue resistance.
Secant Medical is a business unit of Prodesco, Inc., which provides design, development, and manufacture of engineered fabric structures for the medical, industrial, and aerospace industries. Secant is based in Perkasie, Pa.