{"id":100,"date":"2013-10-15T05:16:59","date_gmt":"2013-10-15T05:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/?page_id=100"},"modified":"2025-01-09T10:11:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T16:11:57","slug":"medical-coatings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/medical\/medical-coatings\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Device Coatings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Plating for the Medical Industry\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/med-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6477 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/med-1-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/med-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/med-1-1024x684.png 1024w, https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/med-1-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/med-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Advanced Plating Technologies provides ISO 13485:2016 compliant services in applying medical device coatings for applications within the medical device and contract manufacturing market.\u00a0 A wide range of medical device coatings is currently offered including biocompatible duplex <a title=\"Gold Plating Services\" href=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/electrolytic-plating\/gold-plating-services\/\">gold plating<\/a>, electrolytic and <a title=\"electroless nickel plating services\" href=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/electroless-nickel-plating-services\/electroless-nickel-plating\/\">electroless nickel plating<\/a>, <a title=\"Passivation of Titanium &amp; Medical Alloys\" href=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/passivation-cleaning\/passivation-of-titanium-medical-alloys\/\">passivation of titanium &amp; medical alloys<\/a> and <a title=\"Powder Coating\" href=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/powder-coating\/powder-coating-services-milwaukee-wisconsin\/\">powder coating services<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"mailto:quotes@advancedplatingtech.com?subject=Plating%20of%20Medical%20Devices%20RFQ&amp;body=\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5591\" src=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Submit-RFQ-5-300x39.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"345\" height=\"45\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Examples of current applications include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gold plating of electrical contacts, forceps, arthroscopic &amp; endoscopic components for biocompatibility and scanning components for high temperature join-ability;<\/li>\n<li>Passivation of catheter eyelets, arthroscopic &amp; endoscopic tools, titanium &amp; cobalt-chrome implants and medical device springs and wire forms for corrosion resistance;<\/li>\n<li>Tin, electroless nickel and high purity nickel coatings on anesthesia delivery components, laryngoscope handles, radiation focus plates, radiation lead and tungsten shielding, and scanning components for joinability;<\/li>\n<li>Powder coating of stethoscope chest pieces, radiological vessels, component tool kits and various structural and device housing components.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-1-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5977 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-1-1-200x300.png\" alt=\"GB3_2450 - Copy\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-1-1-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-1-1-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-1-1-768x1151.png 768w, https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-1-1-1025x1536.png 1025w, https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-1-1.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Advanced Plating Technologies provides medical device coatings to the demanding requirements of ISO 13485:2016 for both OEMs and contract manufacturers.\u00a0 APT can provide Installation Qualification (IQ), Operation Qualification (OQ) and Performance Qualification (PQ) validation of medical device coatings to ensure specification compliance and consistency in processing.<\/p>\n<p>A brief summary of IQ, OQ and PQ validation for medical device coatings is provided below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Installation Qualification (IQ):<\/b>\u00a0 Provide objective evidence that the equipment used in the process adheres to the manufacturer\u2019s specifications and that the recommendations of manufacturer are considered in the installation.\u00a0 In other words \u2013 is the equipment installed properly within the facility?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Operation Qualification (OQ):<\/b>\u00a0 Provide objective evidence that the process control limits and action limits will result in a finished product that meets design requirements.\u00a0 In other words \u2013 will the finishing process be maintained within limits that will produce parts that meet specification?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Performance Qualification (PQ):<\/b>\u00a0 Provide objective evidence that the process will consistently produce a product that meets design requirements under anticipated operational conditions.\u00a0 In other words \u2013 is production quality consistently achieved with multiple production runs and various production operators?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Medical Device Coatings &#8211; Plating Services<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/med-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6479\" src=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/med-2-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/med-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/med-2-1024x684.png 1024w, https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/med-2-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/med-2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Advanced Plating Technologies offers a range of plated medical device coatings to improve biocompatibility as well as enhance the hardness, corrosion resistance, wear resistance or lubricity of a medical device.\u00a0 A brief summary of plated medical device coatings and benefits is provided below:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Gold Plating\" href=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/electrolytic-plating\/gold-plating-services\/\">Gold Plating Services<\/a>:\u00a0 High purity gold (99.9%) provides an excellent biocompatible coating when plated to sufficient thicknesses (commonly 0.00005 to 0.0002 inches depending on the application).\u00a0 Gold is a noble precious metal, providing outstanding corrosion resistance in virtually any environment.\u00a0 It is highly conductive and can be alloyed with cobalt to improve hardness for interconnect or contact conducting applications.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Silver Plating\" href=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/electrolytic-plating\/silver-plating-services\/\">Silver Plating Services<\/a>:\u00a0 Silver is has an inherent antimicrobial effect, making it an excellent choice where device-associated infection is a concern.\u00a0 Silver is an outstanding thermal and electrical conductor as well, surpassing even gold.\u00a0 Due to its precious nature, silver offers excellent corrosion resistance in most applications, including many strong mineral acids.\u00a0 Silver will form silver sulfide (tarnish) when exposed to sulfur-bearing compounds and this characteristic needs to be taken into design consideration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-3-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5978 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-3-1-300x201.png\" alt=\"DSC_0075\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-3-1-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-3-1-1024x686.png 1024w, https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-3-1-768x514.png 768w, https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-3-1-1536x1028.png 1536w, https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-3-1.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Electroless Nickel Plating Services:\u00a0 Electroless nickel offers completely uniform deposition of complex geometries due to the electroless nature of its deposition \u2013 even within the ID of tubulars.\u00a0 Electroless nickel has outstanding as-plated hardness near 600 HV100 and can be heat-treated to achieve hardness near 1000 HV100.\u00a0 Electroless nickel has improved lubricity over standard nickel coatings due to the codeposition of phosphorus with the nickel.\u00a0 Electroless nickel deposits are either magnetic (less than 10% P) or nonmagnetic (greater than 10% P) based upon the amount of codeposited phosphorus.\u00a0 Electroless nickel deposits have superior corrosion resistance and resistance to most anesthetics including desflurane.<\/p>\n<p>High Purity <a title=\"Sulfamate Nickel Plating\" href=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/electrolytic-plating\/sulfamate-nickel-plating-services\/\">Sulfamate Nickel Plating<\/a>: Sulfamate nickel plating is a high-purity (99.9% pure nickel) deposit best suited for joining applications in laser welding, brazing or soldering.\u00a0 Sulfamate nickel offers excellent ductility plating in a compressively stressed state.\u00a0 For this reason, sulfamate nickel is the preferred undercoat for gold or silver plated contacts that flex, such as those made from beryllium copper or phosphor bronze.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Tin Plating\" href=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/electrolytic-plating\/tin-plating-services\/\">Tin Plating Services<\/a>:\u00a0 Tin is a non-toxic and non-carcinogenic metal that offers good corrosion resistance and is extremely ductile.\u00a0 For this reason it is commonly used as top coating to lead and tungsten shielding and abatement components employed within radiological and magnetic resonance imaging machines as well as within nuclear medicine.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Medical Device Coatings \u2013 Passivation of Titanium and Medical-Grade Alloys<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5979 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-4-200x300.png\" alt=\"GB3_2417\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-4-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-4-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-4-768x1151.png 768w, https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-4-1025x1536.png 1025w, https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-4.png 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Advanced Plating Technologies offers a range of passivation of titanium and medical-grade alloys including cobalt chromium, tantalum, MP35N and 316LVM stainless steel.\u00a0 The passivation of these alloys for medical device coatings is specific and involve much more than standard commercial passivation practices.\u00a0 The cleaning, rinsing, drying and packaging methods are all designed around the micro designs and specific cleanliness requirements of the medical device market.\u00a0 Specific information regarding the techniques and methods involved in passivation medical coatings can be found on our <a title=\"Passivation of Titanium &amp; Medical Alloys\" href=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/passivation-cleaning\/passivation-of-titanium-medical-alloys\/\">passivation of titanium and medical-grade alloys<\/a> solutions page.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Medical Device Coatings \u2013 Medical-Grade Powder Coating Services<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Within the metal finishing industry, there are numerous powder coating companies due to low barrier to entry and minimal environmental compliance concerns with the powder coating process.\u00a0 However, most companies lack the ability to handle the <a title=\"Bearing Plating Services\" href=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/engineered-solutions\/bearing-plating-services\/\">selective powder painting<\/a>, high cosmetics, high cleanliness, and specific packaging requirements that the medical device market demands.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5980 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-5-300x214.png\" alt=\"GB3_2913\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-5-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-5-1024x731.png 1024w, https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-5-768x548.png 768w, https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/med-marked-5.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Advanced Plating Technologies excels in medical device powder coating, welcoming applications requiring selective powder painting, small or delicate components, and high cosmetics common within the medical industry.\u00a0 In addition, anti-microbial powders can be provided for most applications where infection and cross contamination are a concern.<\/p>\n<p>APT finishing engineers develop cosmetic standards for any cosmetic or selective application in medical-grade powder coating.\u00a0 An APT cosmetic standard classifies each surface of the component based upon customer input and the cosmetic requirements for those surfaces are clearly quantified and defined.\u00a0 Acceptance of those standards is part of the qualification process for any new medical device coating in powder paint.\u00a0 Production parts are 100% inspected against the approved cosmetic standard using trained operators, stereoscopes and scaled loops.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/GB3_28771.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Advanced Plating Technologies has successfully taken over numerous medical device coatings in powder paint in which the incumbent powder coater had cosmetic rejects in excess of 50%.\u00a0 Our success in these programs has been based on our ability to properly define standards, develop a pretreatment protocol, apply and inspect medical-grade <a title=\"Powder Coating\" href=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/powder-coating\/powder-coating-services-milwaukee-wisconsin\/\">powder coating services<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plating for the Medical Industry\u00a0 Advanced Plating Technologies provides ISO 13485:2016 compliant services in applying medical device coatings for 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