Windsor, CA - RxFiber, LLC today announced that its
high tenacity, next generation biomaterial for implantable medical
devices, RxFibron HT™, has been selected as a Golden Mousetrap
Winnerin the Materials and Assembly category. The Awards celebrate
the companies, products, and people who are energizing North
American design, engineering, and manufacturing. During a
live ceremony, RxFiber's President, Robert Torgerson, was presented
the 2013 Golden Mousetrap Award on February 11, 2014.
According to Design News', industry
leading editors worked tirelessly to go through the many entries
received to come up with the products most deserving to be on the
list of finalists. The finalist entries were then sent to the
entire editorial team, as well as their distinguished Advisory
Board to choose the winners.
"RxFiber is honored to receive the
Golden Mousetrap Award for our RxFibron HT fiber. We are so excited
and thankful to be recognized by UBM Cannon and Design News for our
efforts. Thank you, Design News for this prestigious Golden
Mousetrap Award," said Mr. Torgerson, President t of RxFiber.
RxFiber, the first manufacturer
dedicated solely to engineering medical-grade fibers for the
medical device industry, has developed and commercially released
its latest award winning product, RxFibron HT, a high-tenacity PET
(Polyester) biomaterial for medical device applications. As an
innovative alternative to UHMWPE and regular Polyester, RxFibron HT
features several advantages over current market fibers including
durability, high strength, thermal melt properties for ease of
manufacturing, and custom size variations suitable for creating
lower-profile devices. The revolutionary RxFibron HT is the first
commercially available high-tenacity, medical-grade PET biomaterial
that can be used to create next-generation implantable devices,
such as sutures, composites, and more for applications such as
endovascular, vascular, and orthopedics.
"Engineers will have the ability to develop lower-profile devices
while maintaining the strength and integrity of the device," says
Robert Torgerson, Founder and President of RxFiber and leading
expert in biomaterial medical device design. "RxFibron HT™ can meet
the criteria of having substantial strength, biocompatibility,
lower profile (smaller denier yarn), and custom size fibers.
High-tenacity PET fibers are a substantial upgrade from regular
Polyester and will yield innovative, next-generation
products."
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About
RxFiber
RxFiber manufactures a wide variety
of next-generation, high quality, innovative and custom-designed
medical-grade yarn and fiber solutions. As the leading expert in
producing multifilament fine denier, high-tenacity fibers with both
absorbable and non-absorbable qualities, RxFiber works with
customers' medical device needs to provide textile solutions that
best match the specifications required to produce reliable and
verifiable products. The company develops custom yarns and can
replace aging yarn inventory with quality yarn in smaller
quantities that meet production specifications. RxFiber also
provides small custom fiber runs that can be fully integrated with
product specifications and can coordinate and consult on the
testing and conversion process. RxFiber's technical experts can
also consult on weaving, knitting and braiding solutions that are
best aligned with the device specifications.
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