TEKNOFLEX in MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
Flexible Circuits for High Technology Applications
Are you involved in:
PATIENT MONITORS
HEARING AIDS
BLOOD ANALYSIS
INFUSION PUMPS
ENDOSCOPES, ETC
So are we:
Teknoflex is the UK's leading manufacturer of flexible and FRML circuits and is proud of the relationships it has
established with a number of global players in this important market sector.
Our ability to offer both highly differentiated complex products and high volume competitively priced disposable items reflects the breadth of our technologies and manufacturing capabilities.
Whether the application requires FRML circuits, including our high integrity Regal Flex constructions, Sculptured circuits or high volume flexible circuits produced on our Reel to Reel production line, we have the capability.
We are also able to utilise our in house through hole and surface mount assembly facilities to provide the customer with a complete, tested, ready to install solution.
Various material options are available each having characteristics commensurate with the application.
"Implant" devices, hospital equipment, fluid analysis, hearing aids and general patient diagnostic equipment are some of the many applications utilising flexible circuits in one form or another.
Benefits
The benefits of flexible circuits compared with conventional wiring and rigid PCBs include:
LIGHT WEIGHT
LOW MASS
RELIABILITY
REPEATABILITY
COST EFFECTIVENESS, ETC
These are but a few of the advantages on offer to the designer.
The importance of low weight and low mass in applications such as body implants and hearing aids will be obvious to the reader.
Of equal importance is the benefit of reliability particularly in applications which are life supporting or in critical patient monitoring.
The ability of Teknoflex to add components directly to the thin dielectric and conductive materials used in the manufacture of flexible circuits is advantageous where a low profile is required.
In applications associated with body fluid analysis, chip components are often assembled to the circuit. As these are usually disposable devices, cost is a significant feature and our Reel to Reel manufacturing facility is a major benefit in achieving this objective.
