The Best Lubricant Coatings For The Medical Device Industry

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Improve patient safety, device performance, and product profitability,

while reducing multi-million dollar recall risks and last-minute launch delays
caused by lubricant risk.

Do Either of These Scenarios Below Sound Familiar to You?

LUBRICANT CAUSING MECHANICAL PROBLEMS:

Your team is excited about the upcoming product launch. Clinical trials, contract manufacturing agreements, device design, all coming together... Then your medical device runs into stick-slip, inconsistent or high forces, and dosage inaccuracy issues. 

Find out about the mechanical forces problem.

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LUBRICANT CAUSING PARTICLE PROBLEMS:

You've been charged with getting a prefilled syringe or medical device to market.

Suddenly, test results reveal sub-visible particles, protein aggregation, or worse, changes in the efficacy of the drug. 

Learn more about the particle problem.

If you haven't yet encountered a lubricant issue, the worst thing you can do is wait for something to go wrong.

Why TriboFilm Research?

I had the privilege to work with the Tribofilm team for several years during the development of the Solo Insulin Micropump at Medingo. TriboFilm Team is very practical and pragmatic always finds simple and smart solutions.
— Dudu Vidan
The TriboGlide and TriboLink technologies are game changers for pharmaceutical packaging and combination products industries... TriboFilm Team is focused on the needs of the customer.
— Rob Schultheis
I will definitely recommend to anyone seeking a technological solution to work with TriboFilm Team [for] their ability to support companies from all ranges (startups to corporations).
— Offer Levy

Tribofilm has patented two next-generation coating technologies that offer the industry options when silicone oil does not meet requirements: TriboGlide-DS® and TriboLink-Si®.

TriboGlide-DS® and TriboLink-Si® were developed with support from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (Small Business Innovation Research grants), in consultation with medical device companies struggling with lubricant-triggered forces and particle problems.

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