Medical Industry

Connector Solutions

Technological innovation is and will remain a driver within the medical market as it continues to grow. Expectations are for the market to exceed $800 billion by 2030.

Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), and Wearable Devices to Nanomedicine, will continue to push the industry forward. Simply manufacturing a device and selling it into the market is no longer a differentiator. Manufacturers have become service providers and technology managers. The “how’s” and “why’s” of connecting with patients and consumers (B2C) as well as traditional service providers or vertical integration (B2B) require different offerings and solutions inherent in the device. This requires more features in the product and necessitates a consultative approach to device design.

KYOCERA AVX connectors in various devices and multiple applications within those devices. Our High-Speed Fine Pitch connectors might be used for Patient Monitoring, while various Insulation Displacement (IDC) connectors have been chosen for use in Surgical Instruments or discrete wire to board terminations. We often find our compression connectors in Wearable/Portable Devices.

Your team at KYOCERA AVX wants to engage with your design team in a consultative role to help create a simple yet elegant design. Our goal is to provide you with the best possible solution whether that is helping choose a standard product or a custom solution.

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Connectors for Medical Device PCBs

The term “medical device” covers a broad spectrum of electrical equipment, ranging from small implantable stimulators to room sized MRI machines. This equipment is typically broken down into three classes based on the safety implications of possible failure modes. Class I devices present minimal potential for harm to the user and are often simpler in design. 47% of medical devices fall into this class, and 95% of these are exempt from any special regulatory oversight. Once appreciable safety concerns come into play, the device is elevated to Class II status. Class III devices require the utmost scrutiny and are subject to intense regulatory oversight, putting them into a category of their own when it comes to the suitability of electronic components. While KYOCERA AVX manufactures other products for use in Class III devices, Class I and II devices, can be designed using traditional electronic supply chain components, as long as a focus is maintained on reliability and environmental compatibility. KYOCERA AVX produces a wide variety of contacts and connectors that are well-suited to Class I and II medical applications, particularly at the PCB level for connecting wires to boards, boards to boards, and battery packs to boards.

Connectors – Medical Applications Flyer

KYOCERA AVX Fine Pitch Connectors offers compact signal and power connectors for today’s medical product design needs. Designed for high-speed data and power transmission, Kyocera offers fine pitch Board to Board, FPC/FFC and Wire to Board connectors. These features connectors are ideal to meet the changing needs in products such as Wearable, Fitness Trackers, Hearing Aids, Patient Monitoring, Imaging Devices and many other medical devices applications.