PTFE seal could make insulin pumps better

When O-rings and other traditional sealing methods fail, diagnostic and drug-delivery equipment engineers are embracing a new and more cost-effective way to improve the performance of their existing hardware designs: The spring-energized PTFE “C-ring” seal. The challenge: replacing a failed O-ring The C-ring seal was first developed for a diagnostic tool employing a piston operating … Continue reading PTFE seal could make insulin pumps better