Medical Device Power Light Pipe

Scope: A manufacturer of Automated External Defibrillators (AED) required a new Light Pipe to indicate power status . J&L Plastic Molding was chosen to provide a Medical Device Injection Molding solution.

The Medical Device Power Indicator Light Pipe Project

The challenge for this medical device project was to design and build Tooling to injection mold the Light Pipe to specifications and budget.

Part Specifications

Material Spec	UV Stabilized
Material Spec	Polycarbonate, Clear
Tolerance	+/-.005 several dimensions
Finish	SPI B-2

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Tooling

The Tool was sourced to J&L Plastic Molding’s Tooling Vendor. The Tooling Work and initial sampling were completed by J&L’s vendor. The Tool was to be shipped to J&L’s facility for production. J&L’s in-house Toolroom will handle all Tool Maintenance.

Tool Design: The Tool was designed by the Tooling Vendor. The 3D CAD Design of the Tool was submitted to J&L and approved prior to machining.

Tool Specifications

# Cavities	2 Cavity Mold
Tool Material	Hardened H13 Cavities and Cores
Mold Base	DME style frame
Gating	Sub Gate / Cold Runner

Tool Sampling: To prepare for the sampling of the tool J&L shipped the Polycarbonate material to the Vendor for the sampling process. After the toolmaking process was complete the Tooling Samples were submitted to J&L and approved.

Sampling at J&L: The Tooling arrived at J&L’s facility and was sampled. J&L submitted the injection molded samples and a Tool Qualification FAIR. The Tooling was approved for Production.