LSR for Wearable Healthcare Devices
Demand for smart healthcare monitoring devices is surging, technology in devices is advancing, and components are getting smaller and more complex. Partnering with a manufacturer that can scale and deliver complex, medical-grade silicone components that meet stringent quality requirements, is vital.
SIMTEC’s clean room, medical molding expertise and high-volume liquid injection molding technology, coupled with LSR’s purity and material characteristics, deliver the performance, reliably and quality demanded for wearable health monitors.
Why Top OEMs Choose LSR for Wearable Health Technology
Wearable healthcare devices that come into contact with skin or bodily fluids must be hypoallergenic and biocompatible to prevent skin irritation or chemical reaction. Devices worn continuously need to also have exceptional durability and chemical resistance. These properties can help ensure long-term resistance to sweat, bodily fluids, and harsh chemical agents. In addition, sealing properties, resilience, and maintaining its shape are critical requirements for drug-delivery accuracy and sealing and protecting sensitive internal electronics and sensors.
Precision-Molded LSR Parts for Wearable Health Technology
At SIMTEC, we can manufacture a wide variety of parts for wearable health technology, to your exact design specifications.
- Glucose monitoring: Moisture-resistant plugs, seals, and gaskets help protect delicate sensors in wearable CGM monitors.
- Insulin Delivery: Tiny plungers, seals, cannula and septum used in wearable insulin pumps
- Blood pressure and fitness wearables: Maintain the integrity of smartwatches and blood pressure trackers with protective outer housings and waterproof seals.
- Vital patches: Ultra-thin, flexible LSR substrates and skin-adhering borders for monitoring device patches, enabling secure body contact for health data collection.
- Auditory components: Soft-touch LSR molded ear tips and acoustic sealing rings for hearing aids and other auditory wearable devices ensuring a snug and comfortable fit for patients.
ISO-Certified Quality and Clean Room Production
We understand the high level of quality required for producing medical device parts. Our facility is ISO 13485 certified, demonstrating our capabilities to manufacture compliant medical and healthcare components. Our ISO Class 8 clean room and white room manufacturing environments adhere to strict protocols and heightened hygienic manufacturing standards.
Advanced LSR Manufacturing and Multi-Shot Capabilities
SIMTEC has the engineering and molding expertise to meet your silicone molded parts needs. Our expertise includes highly automated injection molding, enabling long-term hands-free production, with precision accuracy.
We are proficient in all types of part geometries, including tiny and complex part designs. We also offer 2-shot or multi-shot injection molding, a molding technology specially designed for molding and combining LSR and compatible thermoplastics in a single process. The result is a multi-material, dual-characteristic, integrated component offering enhanced performance that can eliminate the need for secondary assembly. We maintain a stable process with high-volume production efficiency while keeping defect rates minimal. This approach enables us to deliver high-quality LSR components for wearable healthcare and scaling to meet your production needs.
Partner With SIMTEC for Your Healthcare and Medical Device Needs
LSR is specified in a wide range of wearable medical devices because of its properties and performance characteristics. SIMTEC has over two decades of experience in LSR molding and specializes in healthcare and medical molding. We provide customized solutions that add value and deliver the quality, productivity and reliability you need. Discuss your requirements with us by calling 954-278-3572 or reaching out online.