Medical Device Machining

Precision Medical Machining

Medical device manufacturing is the process where medical devices are fabricated and ultimately assembled to create a final product. The process is often very complex because it requires a sterile environment to fabricate medical tools and the precision of CNC equipment.

Sterile Manufacturing in the PFI Clean Room

Medical professionals need their supplies to arrive clean and sterile so that they are suitable to be used in a medical setting. That is why PFI has implemented the PFI Clean Room. This room is a climate-controlled room that is constantly filtering out dust and other contaminants during the fabrication process.

The PFI Clean Room creates a sterile environment to build medical device components and fabricate Medtech industry parts. Our Clean Room is part of how we offer top-of-the-line products to medical professionals.

Plastics Used in Medical Device Machining

PFI uses a variety of materials to make medical devices, but we primarily create plastic components that are used to build larger medical devices. There are a number of different types of plastics used in manufacturing, and each one has different qualities, benefits, and needs when being used in the manufacturing process.

At PFI, we have decades of experience in medical device machining using:

• PCV (Polyvinyl chloride)
• Polyethylene
• ABS (Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene)
• Polypropylene plastics
• and more

Medical professionals across the country use these medical device components. Our expertise allows us to fabricate high-quality plastic tools for the medical industry.

Medical Plastics Machining

PFI employs a number of specialty equipment to manufacture medical devices. One of the ways that we are able to confidently produce devices to specification and ensure we are sending quality parts is the use of our FARO Quantum CMM arm, a leading piece of equipment that captures even the most precise 3D measurements for the most accurate readings.

As a medical device machining manufacturer, PFI requires a high level of precision machining to avoid imperfections on the surface of any object. Our equipment increases our ability to hold and check tight tolerances of stainless steel medical utensils. This attention to detail allows us to create products and components that will work flawlessly within the entire device, increasing the lifespan of many medical devices and preventing malfunctioning due to compromised components.

Examples of Plastic Medical Devices

Plastic can be found in a number of medical devices and have many different uses. Depending how the product will be used, and how often it is used, will often dictate which material is best to use. Below is a list of common plastic medical device components:

Medical Devices for One-time or short-term use

• Surgical gloves
• Plastic syringes
• Surgical instruments
• Catheters
• Plastic coverings on thermometers
• Otoscopes
• Tongue depressors

Medical Devices for Durable and long-term use

• Imaging devices
  • X-ray machines
  • MRI machines
  • CAT-scan machines
• Heart valves
• Prosthetics
• Coronary stents
• Pacemakers