Medical Device Plastics and Adhesives –  A Design Approach

A successful Medical Device development approach for both adhesives and polymers includes a roadmap for product design. Although there are numerous ways to bond materials, often the designer is faced with bonding dissimilar materials and a difficult design where only an adhesive is the right bonding solution.  Without a proven methodology to follow, product teams find themselves in a failure loop, without a methodology to resolve bonding challenges and to prevent downstream problems.  With unsolved failures, often the product team, or company, faces a “shut down” situation.  The steps for adhesive/polymer bond success include design evaluation, an understanding of adhesive fundamentals, chemical compatibility, joint design principles, regulatory issues, testing, and processing.  A case study of a Medical Device moving from single-use to multi-use requirements will be provided.  This design approach includes key factors for success and a roadmap to aid in project management and risk mitigation.

JoAnne Moody, MS

President, Zeta Scientific LLC

Event Information

Event Topic:
Medical Device Plastics and Adhesives – A Design Approach

Event Description:
A successful Medical Device development approach for both adhesives and polymers includes a roadmap for product design. Although there are numerous ways to bond materials, often the designer is faced with bonding dissimilar materials and a difficult design where only an adhesive is the right bonding solution. Without a proven methodology to follow, product teams find themselves in a failure loop, without a methodology to resolve bonding challenges and to prevent downstream problems. With unsolved failures, often the product team, or company, faces a “shut down” situation. The steps for adhesive/polymer bond success include design evaluation, an understanding of adhesive fundamentals, chemical compatibility, joint design principles, regulatory issues, testing, and processing. A case study of a Medical Device moving from single-use to multi-use requirements will be provided. This design approach includes key factors for success and a roadmap to aid in project management and risk mitigation.

Date/Time:
Date(s) - 04/23/19
8:30 am - 10:30 am

Event Location:
NOVA - 505 West Olive Ave, Sunnyvale- Suite 799:

Speaker Information

Event Speaker:
JoAnne Moody

Event Speaker Title:
President

Event Speaker Company:
Zeta Scientific LLC

Event Speaker Bio:

JoAnne Moody, with 25+ years’ experience in medical devices, provides technical expertise, fresh insights, and solutions to challenging adhesive/plastics bonding and joint design problems. As the Principal Consultant and President of Zeta Scientific LLC, Ms. Moody pursues her passion in solving materials science problems from startups to Fortune 500 companies, training teams to overcome hurdles, and successfully moving products forward. Her experience encompasses R&D, process, testing, scaleup, product transfers, and low-to-high volume manufacturing. Prior to consulting, Ms. Moody’s professional employment included 3M, Boston Scientific, EndoSonics Corporation, Raychem (now Tyco Electronics), and Liquidity Nanotechnology Corporation. Ms. Moody is also recognized in Silicon Valley for event planning, nonprofit collaboration, and student outreach. Her degrees include MS in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (University of MN) and BA Chemistry (Hamline University, MN).

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