Velox announced that it has reached a distribution agreement with Solvay, Velox distributes Ixef PARA resin for medical use. According to this agreement, Solvay, a chemicals and plastics distributor based in Hamburg, will provide Ixef Plastics (Para) for healthcare. Ixef is a special Polyamide (Para), containing 50% glass fiber, is especially suitable for disposable surgical instruments.
François Minec, Managing Director of Velox, said: 'Through Ixef Para, we have added a new product to the medical plastics product portfolio, which is very beneficial for our extensive special product chain.' Co-management manager EMEA Daniel Stoecker commented: 'Velox is European pharmaceutical and plastic markets and sustainable networks with many years of experience.
Surgical instrument metal substitutes
Ixef Para is expected to be used for complex molded articles that require high strength and a smooth surface. Despite the glass fiber content of 50%, the material can also produce high gloss, no glass surface, and can be filled with 0.5 mm objects due to its high fluidity Anja Flo?bach, product manager of Velox's Ixef Para, emphasized that: 'The mechanical properties of this product make it an ideal metal substitute, for example for disposable devices. 'Therefore the cost of disinfecting reusable instruments has become a thing of the past. .
Other advantages include light weight and high design freedom. Ixef Para meets ISO 10993 requirements for biocompatibility. Velox offers different colors for stabilizing materials for gamma radiation.