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21 Sep Engineer Spotlight: Cortland Biomedical’s Zachary Robbins Discusses Our 3D and Branch Braiding Capabilities

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Cortland Biomedical Textile Process Engineer Zachary Robbins Discusses How Our Variation Braiding Capability Enables Greater Flexibility and Creativity in Textile Product Design Can you walk us through the 3D and branch braiding process? Like normal braiding, 3D and branch braiding using a variation braider involves bobbins on a carrier going around...

30 Aug Engineer Spotlight: Cortland Biomedical’s Maddy Moncla Discusses Our High-Density Braiding Capabilities

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Cortland Biomedical Development Engineer Maddy Moncla discusses the advantages and use cases for high-density braiding of biomedical textiles. ...

31 May Incorporating Biomedical Textiles in Foot and Ankle Repair Applications

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Biomedical textiles are proving to be a useful component in surgical devices related to foot and ankle repair – where successful repairs often mean the difference between fully-restored mobility/functionality or long-term disability. ...

02 Feb Meet Cortland Biomedical’s General Manager, Eric Brown

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Eric shares his thoughts on trends in the medical device industry and what sets Cortland Biomedical apart as a strategic partner for innovative textile structures. You were recently promoted to general manager. What excites you most about working at Cortland Biomedical? I initially started working with Cortland Biomedical in April of 2018...

19 Oct As the Endoscopy Market Grows, Biomedical Textiles Prove to be an Excellent Replacement for Metal Components

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Endoscopic procedures such as colonoscopies and Upper GI endoscopies provide clinicians and surgeons with access to examine organs or cavities within the body non-surgically or through a small incision (such as laparoscopic surgery and Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)). The North American endoscopy market is forecasted to reach $21.6 billion by 2026, up...

23 Sep Cortland Biomedical Team Partners with Cortland Loaves and Fishes to Give Back to the Community

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For many years, Cortland Biomedical has proudly partnered with Cortland Loaves and Fishes, which feeds those in need in Cortland, NY and surrounding communities. Many members of the Cortland Biomedical team volunteered there during our recent service days. More than just a place to get a meal, Cortland Loaves and...

08 Jul Material Selection for Optimizing Biomedical Textile Performance

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A wide range of high-performance textile materials exists, such as Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE), Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), Polyester (PET), Polypropylene (PP), Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP), and more. With so many material options available, biomedical textile engineers can and should add value for their medical device OEM customers by guiding them...

19 May Textile Engineering that Overcomes the Status Quo for General Surgery Applications

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Contrary to the name, general surgery is quite specialized. It relates to treating ailments of the esophagus and related organs; abdomen; breast, skin, and soft tissue; and endocrine system.[1] General surgery offerings continue to evolve and change as new procedures are developed. Less invasive surgical approaches have the potential to...

30 Mar Textile Design Innovation Enables Less Invasive Neurovascular Procedures

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The neurovascular device market in the U.S. is expected to hit $1.07 billion in 2027 – up from $946.15 million in 2019 –according to a report from Allied Market Research. This encompasses embolization devices, revascularization devices, thrombectomy devices, embolic protection devices, and accessory devices for disease classifications including aneurysms (which...

Biomedical Textiles for Sports Medicine Applications

10 Feb Advancing Less Invasive Approaches to Sports Medicine Procedures with Biomedical Textile Structures

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Sports and other physical activities contribute to many injuries annually. Per 2019 statistics from the National Safety Council (NSC), there were nearly three million sports recreation-related injuries in the U.S. that year alone that required treatment in hospital emergency rooms. Exercise accounted for the most (468,000 injuries), followed by cycling...