Colder Products will highlight innovative, reliable and smart connections that save time, prevent misconnections and add convenience to critical applications at MD+M East 2006, New York, 6-8 June 2006
Visitors to MD+M East 2006 can learn about Colder's popular PMC12 with an integrated 1/4-28 flat bottom port that saves the user time by eliminating the need to thread and re-thread a separate fitting whenever a fluid line is disconnected.
Also on display will be Colder's latest SMC coupling offering that incorporates the company's IdentiQuik RFID technology.
Compatible with standard HPLC-type fittings, the new 1/4-28 flat bottom port is ideal for a wide variety of analytical instrument equipment and applications, including mass spectrometry, flow cytometry, gas chromatography, reagent lines, and waste lines.
The release of the 1/8inch flow polypropylene coupling with a 1/4-28 flat bottom port responds to an increasing demand for rigid, microbore tubing.
"The analytical instrumentation market is moving toward smaller tubing in fluid-handling systems," says Jim Brown, medical business unit manager, Colder Products.
"The new polypropylene coupling port addresses this trend while providing the safety benefits afforded by a secure, leak-free connection." The new SMC coupling, which utilizes radio frequency identification (RFID) to electronically verify connection accuracy, provides a high-quality, reliable alternative to luer-type connectors.
Featuring a secure, twist-to-connect design, the connection is ideal for a variety of applications, including blood pressure cuffs, surgical equipment, blood analyzers, tube sets, and analytical instrumentation.
Made from Acetal and polypropylene materials, the SMC is available in 1/16inch, 1/8inch, and 3mm hose barb sizes.
The SMC couplings with smart capabilities are offered as in-line bodies and inserts, with valved or non-valved options.
"In medical applications, the ability to avoid liability issues that can arise from misconnections is critical," say Brown.
"The smart version of the SMC relies on RFID technology to assure equipment is set up correctly and all lines are accurately connected."
