Healthcare Solutions

Dow Corning healthcare technical experts will be discussing wound care and medical device innovations at booth 2433 (Hall D) at MD&M West, February 8-11, at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim California. For wound care and medical device attachment, the company will introduce a soft skin adhesive that combines high adhesion with gentle release from skin. For short-term implant and non-implant medical device applications, the company is previewing its expanded offering of liquid silicone rubber to meet customers’ exact needs. Dow Corning solutions for medical device fabrication encompass a wide range of applications: Injection molding with rubber and elastomers Adhesives for use in attachments (surgical tapes, ostomy bags, drapes, catheters) Component bonding with curable adhesives Tubing and molded assemblies

Dow Corning medical device fabrication materials are designed for customers fabricating and extruding parts and devices for a range of applications. The broad range of products offers:
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• Technical and regulatory support
• Quality and consistency of global product supply
• Products manufactured to principles of GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices)
• Process, product and application knowledge to help meet your needs

About Dow Corning
Dow Corning (dowcorning.com) provides performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse needs of more than 25,000 customers worldwide.
A global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, Dow Corning offers more than 7,000 products and services via the company’s Dow Corning^® and XIAMETER^® brands. Dow Corning is a joint venture equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Incorporated. More than half of Dow Corning’s annual sales are outside the United States.

About Dow Corning Healthcare
Dow Corning offers one of the most expansive lines of silicon-based performance enhancing materials in the healthcare industry – materials that are safe and beneficial in numerous applications. Product offerings include adhesives; antifoams and antifoam emulsions; fluids, emulsions and dispersions; topical excipients; rubber and elastomers; and tubing and molded assemblies.

These materials are manufactured under strict quality control guidelines at Dow Corning’s Healthcare Industries Materials Site (HIMS) in Hemlock, Michigan. This site is dedicated to the production of silicone materials for healthcare applications and is registered with the FDA as a Drug Establishment. The quality system is based on principles of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) for both Bulk Pharmaceutical Products and Medical Devices, and the site is ISO 9001 registered.

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