What Are The Advantages Of Carbon Fiber Products In Medical Devices?

As a constituent raw material that is widely used today and has excellent performance, carbon fiber can indeed play a very good application advantage and is widely used in the field of medical device manufacturing.

The primary function of carbon fiber is to enhance the composition between the raw material and the resin, which can make the overall strength of the raw material more standardized. Therefore, carbon fiber medical devices have attracted a lot of attention today. Let’s introduce them to everyone.High-tech carbon fiber composite materials are increasingly used in diagnosis, treatment, health care and related fields. As the demand in the medical market gradually increases, related carbon fiber medical materials are also constantly expanding and innovating in application methods and forms. The following is an introduction to the current development of carbon fiber medical materials based on several application cases of different types of carbon fiber composite materials in the medical field.

Carbon Fiber For Artificial Bones And Artificial Joints

Invibio is a well-known supplier of medical devices. The chopped carbon fiber reinforced polyetheretherketone (PEEK) machining developed by Invibio has excellent mechanical strength and tensile creep resistance and can bear the load required by bones, blood and human tissues. , good compatibility with the human body. The bending strength of this artificial bone is closer to that of real human bones than artificial bones made of other biological materials, which is of great significance to orthopedic medicine. The wear resistance of artificial joints made of it at the movable joints is also higher than that of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene and metal products.

Carbon Fiber For Orthopedic Surgical Medical Devices

The British company Invibio uses chopped carbon fiber reinforced polyether ether ketone PEEK composite materials for artificial bones and joints.Dongguan BE-CU Rapid Prototype Technology Co., Ltd. in China uses continuous carbon fiber reinforced polyether ether ketone PEEK composite materials for making various Types of orthopedic surgical medical instruments, including aiming rods, aiming rod brackets, external fixation brackets, calcaneal connecting rods, lateral bracket main bodies, external fixation brackets, etc. The continuous carbon fiber-reinforced PEEK composite stent is lighter and stronger than the metal stent. The key is that the carbon fiber material has good X-ray transmittance, which is helpful for mid- and late-stage diagnostic and treatment examinations and judgments. in addition. This material is also suitable for high-frequency high-temperature sterilization. It has good dimensional stability and wear resistance, which helps medical staff improve operating accuracy and improve treatment effects.

Carbon Fiber For Bone Repair Materials

Shanghai Jieshijie New Materials Co., Ltd. has developed continuous carbon fiber or felt-reinforced plastic for bone repair. The resin matrix is polymethyl methacrylate, and the mass fraction of carbon fiber is 20%-60%. Because the material is lightweight and has no interference with MRI examinations, it has been proven by biotoxicity tests to meet national standards and has good biocompatibility. Long-term implantation in organisms will have harmful effects on biological tissues, blood and There are no adverse reactions such as cerebrospinal fluid and no rejection reaction, so it is suitable as a material for fixation of fractures or internal fixation of fractures or bone repair materials.

Carbon Fiber For X-ray Inspection Equipment

This type of carbon fiber is currently the most widely used and widely used carbon fiber medical case in China. The more representative ones include X-ray, CT and B-ultrasound examination bed panels, diagnostic bed headrests, high-definition DR flat-panel detector panels, etc. In 2015, at the Japan Medical Device Design and Manufacturing Exhibition, Teijin Group demonstrated its carbon fiber composite material application products in the medical field – carbon fiber stents for brain surgery. In fact, the technology of such products in China is already quite mature. For example, BE-CU Rapid Prototype Technology began to provide lightweight carbon fiber headrests, carbon fiber foam sandwich bed panels, mammography carbon fiber panels, etc. for dental diagnosis and treatment a few years ago. Medical device products have already entered the mass production stage.

Conclusion

In short, the gap between thermosetting carbon fiber composite application technology in the medical field is not large. The gap between domestic medical carbon fiber technology and foreign advanced levels is mainly reflected in the application of thermoplastic high-performance carbon fiber composite materials, especially continuous carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite materials. At present, medical innovative applications in this area are still in their infancy.

With the continuous development of medical technology, China cnc machining shop’s application of medical equipment has gradually become more innovative and developed, and medical equipment will gradually develop in a more sophisticated and technical direction. Strict regulations, the main reason why carbon fiber can be used in the field of medical devices is that it is light in weight, high in strength, very strong in corrosion resistance, and has a very high radiation transmittance.

It is precisely because these characteristics of carbon fiber materials can play stronger advantages in medical equipment that their application in medical equipment is becoming more and more common. Nowadays, more and more medical equipment manufacturers will consider The primary purpose of using carbon fiber materials for production and manufacturing is to better improve the performance of medical device products, and to maximize the actual effect of medical devices. Long service life.

Be-cu Prototype is a company specializing in professional carbon fiber research and development and customization. Many of its customers are in the medical industry. Be-cu Prototype has also accumulated sufficient experience in the custom production and manufacturing of carbon fiber medical devices. Customized carbon fiber medical equipment such as carbon fiber external fixation brackets, aiming rods, carbon fiber medical bed boards, and carbon fiber head rests.

Take the carbon fiber medical board produced by Be-cu prototype as an example. According to customer feedback and inspection, the X-ray of the medical board has an aluminum equivalent of less than 1.0mmAL, and the board surface is flat and smooth, which can perfectly replace the traditional aluminum alloy board.

Because the radiation pass rate of carbon fiber materials is higher than that of ordinary raw materials, the actual effect is very good , the strength advantage is very obvious, and these raw materials are also used in radiotherapy positioning frames and load-bearing interference parts.

These are the advantages of carbon fiber products in medical devices. Customers who need carbon fiber products are welcome to come and consult. China Be-cu Prototype Material Technology Co., Ltd. has ten years of rich experience in the carbon fiber field. It is engaged in the production and machining of carbon fiber products. It has complete molding equipment and perfect machining machines, and can complete various types of carbon fiber products. Production, customized production according to drawings.

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What Is Carbon Fiber?Carbon fiber is made of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) (or pitch, viscose) and other organic fibers by carbonization (removal of most elements except carbon) by pyrolysis method under inert gas at high temperature above 1,000 °C. Inorganic polymer fibers with a carbon content of more than 90%.