Capabilities
PolyMedex Discovery Group offers a variety of polymer processing and fabrication services critical to the development and manufacture of innovative medical devices.
Implants and Drug Delivery
PolyMedex Discovery Group specializes in melt extrusion blending and forming of highly regulated materials, including implantable and bioresorbable drug delivery polymers used in combination devices and pharmaceuticals. We offer formulation, feasibility, process development, scale up and manufacturing services in an ISO Class 8 cGMP clean room environment.
Custom Components
Our dedicated focus on providing component finishing and assemblies within the PolyMedex Discovery Group offers the added benefits of efficiency, traceability and consolidated resources. Utilizing a wide variety of finishing operations, cross functional engineering teams develop robust manufacturing processes for turnkey component solutions ready for final device assembly.
Putnam Extrusions
Putnam Plastics Corporation has been an innovator in the medical device manufacturing industry for over two decades. With the widest range of extrusion capabilities in the industry, managed by an ISO 13485 certified quality system, medical device manufacturers around the world have made Putnam Plastics their one-stop-shop for tubing components.
Foster Compounds
For over twenty years Foster Corporation has been serving medical device manufacturers with industry leading technology and service in custom polymer compounding. Within two ISO 9001:2000 certified facilities Foster offers expert formulation development and production of polymer enhancements including: radiopaque fillers, colors and blends, and other specialty additives.
Polymer Distribution
PolyMedex Discovery Group is the exclusive North American sales and distribution partner for Arkema in the medical device market providing Pebax® MED Block Co-polyamides and Rilsan® MED 11 and 12 polyamides. Engineers are available to assist with material selection and can help formulate custom compounds based on your specific application.