How smart medical plastics improve patient safety



    What if plastics could reduce pain, save time, and even replace metal in medical procedures? At Spang & Brands, a family-owned company with over 100 years of experience, that’s exactly what they work on.

    In this video, Jürgen Mader (45+ years with the company) shares how innovative materials like elastic PEEK, functional balloons, and self-lubricating dilators are developed and how they improve safety and ease of use in clinical practice.

    Ricarda Echterdiek, the fourth generation to join the leadership team, explains how digital tools, sensor tech, and AI are shaping the future of material innovation — always with the patient in mind.

    A look inside medical plastics that do more than you expect.

    00:00 Intro
    00:50 How modified PEEK reduces patient pain in heart surgery
    01:23 Visual safety: a balloon that shows proper ventilation
    01:53 A self-lubricating dilator that saves time in critical moments
    02:37 What drives innovation at Spang & Brands: experience meets digital tools

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