When we look at the history of combining metals, several immense leaps in human innovation come from the creation of alloys. The first is the technological leap of bronze, as it became the hardest metal in use in ancient civilizations until we could smelt iron. This alloy pushed us further towards the modern world, enabling…
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The name Minneapolis combines two languages seamlessly; the Sioux word for water (minne) and the Greek word for city (polis). Just like its name, things tend to come together in St Paul’s Twin City, and it is the same with the MD&M Minneapolis trade show, which comes to the city at the beginning of November.…
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Though not the first trade show to reemerge as we near a post-pandemic world, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons will be holding the 2021 Annual Meeting in the San Diego Convention Center. The AAOS, founded in 1933, is the “preeminent provider of musculoskeletal education to orthopedic surgeons and others in the world.” The purpose…
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With the world opening up again as the COVID-19 vaccination rates rise, we are now back into the swing of tradeshow season. Akin to the New York City World fair in 1939, following the great depression, we emerge from quarantine to witness the trade show: The Design. Engineer. Build. Conference. As part of the nation’s…
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Medical drills have been a part of medical history for a long time. Long ago, as far back as 6500 BCE, people believed that you could help a person release the bad spirits from their head or to help a headache by drilling a small circular hole in the side of their head. This was…
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For nearly two decades, Medical Component Specialists has manufactured high-precision medical components supplied to medical OEMs worldwide made to meet ISO 13485 quality standards. One of our areas of expertise lies in the production of medical mandrels used in catheter formation and medical devices for interventional cardiology, neurology, arthroscopy, and laparoscopy. Our product quality…
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Drilling bone is a surgical art that can be unnecessarily challenging due to poorly designed and manufactured bone drills. While bone drilling is a common procedure in orthopedic surgery for producing screw insertion holes to fixate fractures and implants, the increase in temperature during such a procedure caused by poor drills increases the chances of…
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Producing consistent, high-quality medical guidewires requires tight tolerances and a remarkably high level of precision with virtually no room for error. Any incorrect dimensions, surface coarseness, or protrusions can result in unacceptable rejection rates and product defects requiring costly rework. Unfortunately, many of today’s medical guidewires are produced using decades-old CAD/CAM technology that is periodically…
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Medical Component Specialists will be exhibiting in Booth #4201 at the 2020 AAOS conference March 24 – 28, 2020 – Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL. Founded in 1933, the Academy is the preeminent provider of musculoskeletal education to orthopaedic surgeons and others in the world. Its continuing medical education activities include a world-renowned Annual…
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Visit Medical Component Specialists in Booth #3094 at the upcoming MD&M West in Anaheim, CA from February 11-13, 2020.
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