Best Practices in Venting for Medical Devices

Why watch this on-demand webinar

In this webinar designed for medical device engineers, learn from Porex’s head of healthcare markets, Kyle Harris, how to design the best venting solution for your medical device using custom-engineered porous polymers.  Not only is venting an essential function for any sealed or closed system to relieve pressure and protect the device from the external environment, “active” venting solutions can also maintain the sterility of the device or formulation, provide a bacterial barrier, minimize contamination, control odors, and much more. 

With 17 of the top 20 global medical device companies trusting POREX® venting and filtration media, Porex has decades of experience working with many types of medical devices – from infection prevention to drug delivery systems.  Using examples across multiple medical applications, Kyle will explore the relationship between pore size, back pressure, and airflow to help you identify the material that is best suited to vent your specific medical device.  Take a tour of all types of porous materials used for medical device venting – from sintered polyethylene (PE) and PTFE, to track-etched membranes – and understand the benefits and limitations of each venting solution.

Avi Robbins is the Vice President of Global Product Development and R&D. He joined POREX in 2010. Mr. Robbins has an array of technical and commercial experience in a variety of material and manufacturing technologies as well as markets globally. He was previously with Facet Technologies, an Atlanta based Medical Device Design and Manufacturing company focusing in the diabetes space holding a variety of positions such as R&D Management, Operations Engineering Management, and Program Management. Mr. Robbins has his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology as well as a Master’s Degree in Business (MBA) from Emory University.