A Medical Device Daily

Kammann Machines (St. Charles, Illinois) reported that it has successfully transferred its precision-based screen print and conversion technology to the inline production of disposable medical devices.

"Our screen print and conversion technology is renowned for its quality, precision, and production efficiency. Now we've applied our perfected technology and transferred our expertise to the production of disposable medical devices, such as biosensors, electrodes, and transdermal patches for drug delivery," said Steve Gilbertson, president of Kammann. "Our initial endeavors, in close collaboration with some of the largest corporations in the disposable medical device industry, proved that our technology can save time and money, meet the most stringent production standards, and produce the highest quality products."

The company's technology is designed to provide advantages over other methods currently used to produce these types of medical devices, the company said. It eliminates the "memory effect" from one sample to another, and eradicates "electrode fouling"—one of the main drawbacks of the electrochemical sensor.

Kammann's production process is designed to offer end-to-end precision manufacturing through its controlled-tension web management and angled-screen print methodology for consistent edge-to-edge definition.