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Thermal Solutions for Medical and Clinical Applications

Thermal Solutions for Medical and Clinical Applications
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Thermal Solutions for Medical and Clinical Applications

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Overview
Watlow specializes in providing thermal solutions for medical and clinical applications, leveraging over 50 years of experience in the Life Science industries. Their solutions are crucial for ensuring precise temperature control and patient safety in medical equipment, biotechnology, and clinical diagnostic instrumentation.
Key Benefits of Watlow Thermal Solutions
  • Enhanced temperature responsiveness and accuracy.
  • Compliance with low leakage current standards.
  • Reduction in cost, space, and weight of devices.
  • Superior temperature measurement and uniformity.
  • Faster processing times and fewer moving parts.
  • Product miniaturization and simplified setup.
Design and Customization Process
Watlow employs a collaborative approach to tailor solutions to specific applications, focusing on application type, process temperature, material compatibility, and regulatory requirements.
Global Leadership and Compliance
Watlow is recognized for its global manufacturing capabilities and compliance with international standards such as RoHS, W.E.E.E, CE, and UL®. Their solutions are adaptable to various medical device applications.
Applications in Medical Equipment
  • Watlow designs heaters for applications like anesthesia delivery, blood warmers, dialysis machines, and surgical procedures, ensuring compliance with FDA, UL®, and CE standards.
Biotechnology and Clinical Diagnostic Solutions
Watlow provides high precision heaters for biotechnology equipment and clinical diagnostics, essential for applications requiring uniform temperatures, such as DNA sequencing and blood analysis.
Advanced Heater Technologies
  • ULTRAMIC® Ceramic Heaters: Suitable for applications needing electrical safety and fast temperature ramp rates, constructed with aluminum nitride for clean, non-contaminating heat sources.
  • FIREROD® Cartridge Heaters: Known for durability and efficiency, ideal for heating metal subassemblies in medical devices.
  • FREEFLEX® Heaters: Designed for fluid delivery systems, offering uniform heat transfer and flexibility for complex shapes.
  • Syringe Heaters: Ensure precise fluid temperatures for medical injections, enhancing patient comfort and diagnostic accuracy.
Conclusion
Watlow's thermal solutions are designed to meet the evolving needs of the medical and clinical sectors, providing reliable, efficient, and compliant heating solutions that enhance equipment performance and patient safety.
Syringe Heaters
Watlow offers syringe heaters in silicone/wire and polycarbonate/foil configurations, adaptable to various syringe sizes and allowing easy monitoring of fluid levels and air bubbles. Optional temperature sensing controllers enhance functionality.
Flexible Heaters
Designed for medical applications requiring thermal stability and high dielectric strength, available in etched foil and transparent polyimide materials, offering thermal stability up to 200°C, flexibility, and easy cleaning.
Silicone Rubber Heaters
Moisture, abrasion, and chemical-resistant, designed to fit specific shapes and sizes, used in devices like blood analyzers and respiratory therapy units for precise temperature distribution and easy installation.
Tubular Heaters
Watlow's WATROD™ and FIREBAR® tubular heaters are used in applications requiring uniform temperature profiles, such as baby incubators and sterilizers, featuring precision bending, internal thermocouples, and high-temperature seals.
Temperature and Process Controllers
The SERIES EHG® SL10 and EZ-ZONE® controllers integrate temperature control, safety limits, and communication capabilities, suitable for various medical applications.
Temperature Sensor Technologies
Watlow provides sensors ensuring accuracy, repeatability, and stability in temperature measurement, crucial for applications like blood temperature monitoring.
Case Studies
Includes applications of Watlow's thermal solutions in medical devices, such as kidney dialysis machines and injection systems for angiography and CT scanning.
Introduction
Watlow designs and manufactures industrial heaters, temperature sensors, controllers, and system assemblies for various industries, enhancing diagnostic capabilities and improving patient care.
Syringe Heater for Contrast Media
Developed to maintain the temperature of contrast media used in angiograms, ensuring optimal viscosity for accurate imaging and enhancing patient comfort and safety.
ULTRAMIC Heater for Cancer Screening
Accelerates cancer screening processes by providing rapid and uniform heating of biopsy tissues, improving diagnostic speed and reducing the need for additional surgeries.
Silicone Rubber Heater for Blood Coagulation Analyzers
Used to efficiently heat reagents and blood plasma, providing uniform temperature distribution and reducing equipment complexity.
About Watlow
Founded in 1922, Watlow has expanded globally, holding over 200 patents and employing 2,000 people across multiple facilities, committed to delivering superior thermal solutions.
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Innovative Thermal Solutions For Medical And Clinical Applications emperature continues to play an important role in the development of new medical equipment, biotechnology and clinical diagnostic instrumentation. With 50 years’ experience in the Life Science industries, Watlow® is a leader in breaking new ground in designing, manufacturing and supporting innovative thermal solutions to meet medical advancements and new industry requirements. Leading medical equipment manufacturers rely on Watlow solutions for their patient care equipment, surgical devices and biotechnology and clinical diagnostic...

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Global Thermal Leadership ith a reputation for delivering expert application knowledge, global manufacturing capabilities, exceptional technical support and service, Watlow is a preferred and trusted partner with leading medical equipment manufacturers. As a global company, we support international design guidelines, compliance and agency approvals including RoHS, W.E.E.E, CE and UL®. From routine customer issues to engineering and technical problem solving, Watlow’s dedicated global resources will deliver an on-time, cost-effective solution to meet your requirements, wherever and whenever needed....

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Thermal Solutions For Medical Equipment And Patient Care lectric heaters and subassemblies enhance the operation of various types of medical, patient care and clinical diagnostic equipment. Patient safety is critical in equipment and heater design. Safety considerations include electrical (low leakage current), touch safe characteristics and thermal stability. Watlow Thermal Solutions Are Designed To Solve Your Medical And Clinical Application Needs ■ Anesthesia delivery systems Blood and intravenous (IV) fluid warmers Transfusion equipment Syringe contrast media heating Bloodless surgical procedures...

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Thermal Solutions For Biotechnology Equipment And Clinical Diagnostic Instrumentation iotechnology equipment and devices are used to extract, replicate, amplify and sequence DNA from genes. Clinical diagnostic instruments are used in hospitals, clinics, commercial laboratories and test sites to perform tests on human blood and other body fluids. Watlow has developed high precision heater and controller solutions for biotechnology equipment and clinical diagnostic instrument applications when a uniform operating temperature at or near a body temperature of 37°C (98.6°F) is required for effective...

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Ceramic Heaters ULTRAMIC® Advanced Ceramic Heaters Features and Benefits High dielectric strength ■ Delivers superior electrical performance Ensures low leakage current < 10µA at 500VAC and 100°C (212°F) Enables high breakdown voltage >2000VDC Robust aluminum nitride (AlN) ceramic construction ■ Provides a clean, noncontaminating heat source Offers homogeneous assembly with no open porosity for atmospheric or vacuum applications LTRAMIC® advanced ceramic heaters are designed for medical devices and clinical applications where electrical safety, small size, fast temperature ramp rates and cleanliness...

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Cartridge Heaters FIREROD® Cartridge Heaters atlow’s FIREROD® cartridge heaters are designed for medical equipment including baby incubators and kidney dialysis machines and injector ports. Incorporating engineering excellence and supported by more than half a century of solid industry performance, Watlow’s FIREROD cartridge heater is an excellent solution for medical applications that require heating aluminum, stainless steel or other metal subassemblies. Built using premium materials and tight manufacturing process controls, the FIREROD cartridge heater provides superior heat transfer and uniform...

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Fluid Delivery Heaters FREEFLEX® Heaters lood warmers, IV fluid warmers, blood transfusion equipment, fluid syringe heating and contrast media heating are all used to warm fluids injected into a patient. Features and Benefits Flexible heat-up and transport system ■ Eliminates the need for heated reservoir systems in many applications Direct contact between the heating element and tubing ■ Provides efficient, highly responsive heating Available in three configurations ■ Flexible design allows tubing to flex, coil or bend around system components, enabling convenient retrofits Pre-formed design...

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Fluid Delivery Heaters Syringe Heaters atlow syringe heaters were developed specifically to match the unique needs of medical injection applications. Fluid and drug delivery that maintains precise liquid temperatures and reduces fluid viscosity maximizes patient comfort and decreases risk. Body temperature injections are more easily introduced, particularly for patients in a frail or distressed condition. Used in contrast delivery system applications for angiography and CT scanning, Watlow syringe heaters maintain temperature consistency and reduce viscosity variation to increase diagnostic accuracy....

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Flexible Heaters Polyimide Flexible Heaters Features and Benefits Etched foil provides hightolerance physical and electrical properties ■ Thermal stability across a wide temperature range up to 200°C (392°F) High dielectric strength: 5000 volts per 0.025 mm (0.001 in.) Flexible: minimum bend radius of 0.8 mm (1/32 in.) Material easily wipes clean olvent-resistant polyimide is a thin, lightweight organic polymer film that provides excellent tensile strength, tear resistance and dimensional stability. Watlow’s polyimide heater is ideal for IV heaters, respiratory therapy units and blood, fluid...

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Flexible Heaters Silicone Rubber Heaters ugged, yet thin, lightweight and flexible, Watlow silicone rubber heaters put heat where it is needed to improve heat transfer, speed warm-ups and decrease wattage requirements. Fiberglass-reinforced silicone rubber provides dimensional stability without sacrificing flexibility. A minimal amount of material separates the element from the part to enable rapid and efficient heat transfer. Silicone rubber heaters are used in medical applications for blood analyzers, infant warmers, respiratory therapy units, test tube heaters, continuous and variable positive...

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