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Improving performance and longevity of medical devices

Medical device manufacturers have relied on Oerlikon’s expertise and high-quality products for decades.

Improving performance and longevity of medical devices
Improving performance and longevity of medical devices
Improving performance and longevity of medical devices
Improving performance and longevity of medical devices
Improving performance and longevity of medical devices
Improving performance and longevity of medical devices

Oerlikon provides turn key coating equipment and services as well as  advanced materials for coating and additive manufacturing solutions.

A prescription for the medical industry: a single supplier for turnkey coating equipment, advanced materials,  and coating services. 

Oerlikon’s coatings are used on implants, instruments and other medical devices to help prevent infection and assist surgeons by helping remove glare and retaining sharp edges on surgical instruments.  Oerlikon’s products and services help doctors achieve better outcomes, thereby improving the quality of life for millions of patients.

 

Cleanliness and lubricant-free operation are essential features of medical instruments and equipment. These requirements, however, make surgical instruments correspondingly more subject to wear. As well as uncompromising high quality, the medical industry moreover demands compliance with bio-compatibility regulations.

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From head to toe. From start to finish

Supply chains in the medical field can be long, complex and expensive. Oerlikon offers a prescription for the medical device industry: a single source to supply turnkey coating equipment, high-quality materials for coatings and additive manufacturing as well as PVD coating services. What would have required several suppliers can now be done by one, resulting in cost savings to the customer and improved efficiencies.

Oerlikon application engineers work with customers to understand device requirements and then develop materials and coating solutions that meet the customer’s needs. Post production, Oerlikon can apply antimicrobial, anti-reflective and wear-resistant coatings or supply biocompatible coating materials such as titanium and/or hydroxyapatite powders that will make for a more successful implant performance or extend the life span of the devices. 

Artificial joints

Artificial joints

The average age of a person who receives a total knee or total hip replacement is about 65, and each patient hopes to avoid a second replacement at an advanced age. There is a great need to produce implants that last longer and perform consistently. Oerlikon offers multiple technologies, products and services to implant manufacturers to help them produce long-lasting, high quality, easily integrated artificial joints. 

A critical factor influencing the success of an implant is how well the natural bone attaches to the implant. Oerlikon addresses this in the production and post-production processes. High-quality materials for additive manufacturing allow the customer to develop and manufacture implants with trabecular structures that match the pore geometry and density of natural bone, promoting bone ingrowth.  Post production, Oerlikon’s titanium thermal spray powders help modify and roughen the implant’s surface and bioactive hydroxyapatite coatings actively accelerate bone ingrowth.

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Dental implants / abutments

Dental implants / abutments

Dental implants are often the preferred solution for patients who need teeth replaced because the new teeth look and feel natural. The process requires implants to be placed in the patient’s jawbone and attached to a custom-made crown using an abutment. Oerlikon produces a range of coatings and coating systems that boost the quality and success of dental implants: BALIMED C and DLC coatings promote better clinical outcomes by improving screw adjustability and BALIMED A coated abutment screws show better abrasion resistance and help maintain screw joint stability.

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Surgical instruments

Surgical instruments

Oerlikon coats a wide range of surgical instruments, including complete instrument sets for orthopedic, spinal and minimally invasive surgery. 

Oerlikon coatings enhance the performance of surgical instruments and can aid in the actual surgery. Oerlikon’s newly upgraded line of BALIMED coatings address many challenges faced by the medical industry. Easily identifying tools under the glare of operating room lights is critical to ensuring a flawless surgery. BALIMED coatings provide color for the instruments to make them more easily identifiable. Oerlikon offers coatings that reduce glare and contribute to abrasion resistance, as well as sharpen cutting edges, which promotes faster wound healing and patient recovery. Oerlikon’s antimicrobial coatings on surgical instruments help reduce bacterial formation and surgical infections.  All of Oerlikon’s coatings will withstand many sterilization cycles, which help customers keep costs down.

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Thermal spray coating re-conceptualized

Surface One™ incorporates three spray processes, spray gun and part handling systems and powder feed technology into one compact machine. The world’s first thermal spray coating machine significantly improves productivity on your production floor. Benefit from improved reliability and reproducibility, higher production availability and better mobility.

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Thermal spray coating re-conceptualized

Preferred partner for the medical device industry

Oerlikon helps its customers achieve positive patient outcomes with innovative, custom and cost-effective solutions by providing the highest quality materials and coating solutions for medical implants and instruments. We simplify and shorten our customers’ supply chains; we help enhance and optimize their devices; and we help them comply with medical standards. We are there, all over the world, from start to finish to help our customers focus on what they do best - meet patient needs.

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