Medical Product Manufacturing News article on new guayule balloons »

By Betsy on May 7, 2008 in Guayule News, Latex Allergy, medical devices | 1 Comment

TechDevice Corp. has introduced minimally invasive medical balloons made out of guayule. Medical Product Manufacturing News calls this a BREAKTHROUGH because now balloon catheters with desirable characteristics such as tensile strength and durability are available without the hevea latex health risk. See the article here. 

Great article on guayule as an alternative for hospitals going latex-free »

By Betsy on Mar 18, 2008 in Guayule News | 0 Comments

Check out the full article on Wall Street Journal online.
Recent hospitals such as Johns Hopkins Hospital are getting rid of all latex gloves and almost all latex products. The article talks about hospitals going ‘latex-safe’ and the pros and cons associated with it. Here’s an excerpt:
“Johns Hopkins is also working with Maricopa, Ariz.-based Yulex Inc., [...]

Greenwire article discusses hospitals searching latex alternatives »

By Betsy on Feb 4, 2008 in Guayule News | 0 Comments

Guayule is in the news again! View article here: John Hopkins Eyes New Type of Latex.  
Robert Hamilton, a professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University of Medicine provides information for the article. Excerpt here:
“Yulex’s trademark has great potential for catheters and other products where elasticity is important. He added that a domestically grown and [...]