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In a typical hospital setting, patients often have numerous lines connected to them to deliver a variety of medicines, gases and nutrients, as well as suction and drainage lines. Many of those devices and systems utilize universal luer lock connectors...

The challenges of managing supply chain disruption are complicated and can have serious consequences. When news about sea freight and shipping containers...

Single-use bioprocessing was born in the early 1990s with two main players: HyClone Laboratories and Stedim. HyClone, a supplier of serum and cell culture media, began to use “bio” bags for packaging...

March is Women’s History Month, where we commemorate and celebrate the vital role of women in American history.

The impact of COVID-19, which was designated a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020, has been tremendous — particularly on the...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began earlier this year, medical testing facilities have struggled to obtain enough test swabs to test the millions of people requiring COVID tests each week. Currently, there are approximately two million COVID tests administered each week in the U.S. According to some sources, that number should rise to 20 to 30 million each week in the next six to 18 months.

As an essential business, Qosina has operated continuously during the time that state and government mandates forced non-essential businesses to shut down. For safety reasons, most of our...

Global health challenges like COVID-19 provide a new perspective on single-use systems. During such crises, single-use systems, which offer significantly...

In a highly regulated space like medical device design and manufacturing, safety standards are frequently updated and changed to stay in step with innovation and minimize risk for patients. The reality is: it’s difficult...

Industry organizations, regulatory agencies, manufacturers and healthcare facilities have the responsibility to eliminate misconnections that can cause serious injury for patients. The ISO 80369 series of standards were designed to prevent misconnections...

Healthcare facilities depend on a slew of catheters, tubing and delivery devices in all levels of chronic and emergency care management. The ISO 80369 standards are the result of 10 years of design-driven work towards prevention of misconnections...

Need help getting started with your next product design project? You’ve come to the right place! Our product development engineering team will review your design and recommend cost-effective design solutions. We have over 5,000 stock components in our warehouse, which will save you time and money because you...

To say that we take pride in our product catalog is an understatement. We pour hours and hours into laying out the images, writing copy, proofreading and then proofreading again. We’ve been told by medical device engineers that our catalog is the authoritative component resource guide. So it’s understandable that we settle for nothing less than perfection when it comes to...

Exhibiting at a trade show is no easy task. But with more than 20 trade shows each year, Qosina has learned a thing or two about how to manage an event! Trade shows allow us to meet our customers face to face and give us a chance to hear about their latest ideas and current projects. Our impressive booth showcases our wide range of products and allows our customers to see, touch and sample...

Most engineers know from experience that Qosina offers free samples of our medical OEM components to our customers around the globe. But why is sampling so essential to the design and development process? Engineers experiment with many different products while determining what to spec into a design. From sizes, colors, materials and pricing- all are considered to be pivotal to the decision making process. Our samples are perfect for...