Syensqo is working with medical-device manufacturers to develop high-performance materials that meet demanding requirements where conventional materials or metals may fall short. Medical devices are used in various applications, from complex heart surgery to pacemakers, spinal implants and surgical instruments, with advanced materials playing a key role in innovating these technologies. Developments help make solutions lighter, more precise, compatible with the human body or better suited to medical imaging.
“Behind every medical device is a series of critical choices about how it needs to perform, both for healthcare professionals and for patients,” said Natalie Dragunat, Global Marketing Manager, Healthcare at Syensqo. “Our role is to bring advanced materials science into that equation, helping medical-device innovators solve complex challenges and turn new possibilities into technologies that can make a difference in patient care.”
Syensqo is driving innovation across various medical applications, including:
- Protecting the heart after complex surgery: Thoracic Innovations uses a Syensqo high-strength resin in its sternal spacer, protecting the heart and stabilising the chest when it needs to remain temporarily open following certain cardiothoracic procedures.
- Enabling long-term cardiac implants: Biotronik utilises a Syensqo high-performance polymer for its pacemakers, combining biocompatibility for indefinite implantation with transparency.
- Supporting bone integration in spinal surgery: Shanghai REACH Medical Instrument uses a Syensqo biomaterial in a spinal fusion cage, combining bone-relevant mechanical properties with bioactive functionality that supports bone integration.
- Improving surgical instruments: An orthopaedic surgical guide developed by Hanisch Medical and TechImport uses a Syensqo advanced polymer that is up to 70% lighter than traditional metal versions and enables unobstructed X-ray imaging during surgery.
- Enhancing surgical lighting and ergonomics: A Syensqo high-performance polymer is used by MezLight in its reusable surgical task light, providing focused illumination while reducing the physical strain associated with traditional surgical headlamps.
- Advancing orthopaedic implants: GLW Medical Innovation uses a Syensqo high-performance polymer in its ApolloAnkle Fracture Plating System, combining 3D-printed titanium with a bone-like polymer, supporting fracture fixation while enabling improved visibility during medical imaging.
“Some of the most important decisions in medical-device development are made at the very beginning of the product design,” concluded Marie-Beatrice Madec, Head of Marketing Life Solutions at Syensqo. “That’s why we work with innovators from day one, bringing advanced materials expertise into the design process when it can make the greatest difference, while staying alongside them as their technologies evolve, from initial concept to solutions ready for the healthcare market.”
