Medical Device Puerto Rico

Regulatory, Manufacturing and Continuing Education—Along With Exhibition and Networking—Capture Focus of This Annual Event 

Jennifer Whitney

Editor

Medical Device Puerto Rico is set to kick off its third annual exhibition and conference Feb. 1-2 at the San Juan Convention Center.

The site of the next Medical Device Puerto Rico, co-located with Interphex Puerto Rico and Supply Chain & Logistics Puerto Rico, is the waterfront San Juan Convention Center.

Sponsored by Medical Product Outsourcing and hosted by Reed Life Sciences, this year’s conference will offer an in-depth examination of the latest regulatory issues, manufacturing technologies and industry trends. The exhibition hall, meanwhile, will showcase the latest in new technologies, equipment, raw materials and services.

“The 2007 Medical Device Puerto Rico event reads like a who’s who of the medical device industry. With leaders from Roche, Edwards, AMO and LifeScan participating in roundtable discussions; expanded educational sessions on regulatory issues, manufacturing technologies and continuous improvement; and leading suppliers exhibiting a host of technologies and solutions, this event truly has become the Caribbean’s premier forum for medical device manufacturing,” said Kevin Richards, group vice president for Reed Life Sciences, a division of Reed Exhibitions.

More than 60 exhibitors will showcase their products, services and technologies at the next Medical Device Puerto Rico conference and exhibition. Along with the exhibition, attendees will have ample opportunity to network with colleagues and to form new business relationships with other attendees. Photo courtesy of Reed Life Sciences.

Medical Device Puerto Rico conveniently will be held concurrently with Supply Chain & Logistics Puerto Rico and Interphex Puerto Rico—all under the same roof. Situated on the waterfront, the Convention Center is a 113-acre complex.

The conference portion of this event will be broken into three tracks: regulatory issues; manufacturing excellence; and continuing education seminars focusing on CAPA compliance and Lean manufacturing.

The regulatory track will cover subjects such as quality system compliance/simplification, the FDA’s post-market surveillance programs, inspection priorities and handling warning letters and complaints. In addition, one session will be devoted to understanding the FDA’s 21 CFR Part 806.

The manufacturing track will provide insight on topics such as analyzing process risk using FMEA, the latest information on using lasers in medical device manufacturing, E-beam sterilization use with plastics, as well as RFID trends, challenges and its outlook for use with medical devices.

Along with the vast number of learning opportunities available at the shows, networking will play a large role in this annual event, providing the opportunity to enhance existing business relationships as well as foster new ones. From “Fiesta hours” to cocktail receptions, luncheons and even a golf tournament, attendees will have ample time to circulate with peers, colleagues and suppliers.    

For more information about Medical Device Puerto Rico, Supply Chain & Logistics and Interphex, interested companies can visit www.medicaldevicepuertorico.com.

Following is a list of companies that will exhibit their products and services at Medical Device Puerto Rico:

Adept Technology
AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc.
Apple Rubber Products
Atlas Vac Machine, Div. of Planet   
   Products
Bodine Assembly and Test
Branson Ultrasonics – Precision
   Processing Group
Bunting Earls
CanGen Division of Genca
C-Axis
CGI
Classic Industries
Cook Spring Company, Inc.
Da/Pro Rubber, Inc.
DuPont Company
Eastman Chemical Latin
   America, Inc.
Electronic Production Aids
EMS-GRIVORY America
Epson Robots
Flexible Packaging Group
Hanel/Lista
Hanwha Machinery America
Henkel Loctite Corporation
Hobson & Motzer Inc.
Instron Corporation
Janesville Tool & Mfg.
Joining Technologies,  LLC
Kimberly-Clark Professional
Lasag Corporation
Litron Inc.
Mark-10 Force Measurement
Mazak Corporation
MCP Tooling  Technologies Ltd.
Medical Design News
Medical Product Outsourcing
Medical Rubber
Medtech Plastics Puerto Rico
Meikle Automation
Merit Medical Systems
Micro Care Corporation
Micro Stamping Corporation
Mikron Assembly Technology
MITSUBISHI/MC Machinery
   Systems
NAMSA
Nikon, Inc.
Nypro, Inc.
Optical Gaging Products Inc.
Orthopedic Design &  
   Technology
Penn United Technology, Inc.
Perfecseal Inc. A Bemis
   Company
Precision Metal Products, Inc.
Prent Corporation
Prestige Mold, Inc.
Production Automation  Corp.
Promed Molded Products
Puerto Rico Technoeconomic
   Corridor
Q Source
Rofin-Sinar
SCA Consumer Packaging
Solar Atmospheres
Sortimat Technology
Specialty-Silicone Fabricators
SPI Lasers UK Ltd.
STERIS Isomedix
Sunlite Plastics, Inc.
Synovis Interventional
   Solutions, Inc.
Telesis Technologies, Inc.
The Center for Professional
   Advancement
Today’s Medical Developments
Tornos Technologies U.S. Corp.
TRUMPF Inc.
Vision Engineering Inc.
Zeus Industrial Products