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PermSelect-MedArray receives a Notice of Award from the US Patent Office for its "Impeller Driven Hollow Fiber Membrane Separator."
This landmark patent covers an impeller integrated with an annular membrane hollow fiber bundle submerged in a tank— with the impeller enabled to drive fluid flow through the bundle to produce a desired membrane separation. 

PermSelect-MedArray ships the first custom made 10m² membrane modules to a customer in Canada using the membrane for VOC (volatile organic compound) concentration and capture. "Our long time customer had been using our 2.1m² membrane module but needed to scale-up 5X so we were able to provide the larger 10m² module. We expect to introduce this size membrane module as a standard offering in the fall this year." commented Patrick Montoya, CEO of the company.

PermSelect-MedArray has introduced its newest degasser, the PDMSXA-100 with 100 cm2 membrane surface area, which is optimized for degassing compatible liquid flows of up to 50 ml/min.  The degasser is sized for a wide range of digital inkjet printers' degassing requirements, ranging up to 50 ml/min. Moreover the degasser can handle difficult to process inks such as pigmented inks. This degasser is expected to easily surpass existing degassers on performance, value, and longevity.

MedArray, Inc., shipped today its first of a series of 25m2 membrane modules to a customer who commissioned the modules for a large scale degassing application. The new membrane modules, identified as PDMSXA-25K were designed to meet the customer specific requirements with a stainless steel housing and 1-1/2" NPT pipe connections. The hollow fiber bundle is removable and can be replaced if necessary, while the housing is reusable.

Medarray, Inc., received today a Notice of Allowance from the Unites States Patent and Trademark Office announcing that a new patent related to a method of forming bundles of membrane hollow fiber will issue. This new patent will enable MedArray to further exploit new approaches to producing the company's membrane products while protecting its strategic intellectual property, thereby expanding manufacturing methods and techniques at its disposal.

MedArray, Inc. recently released its newest PermSelect® Ink degasser, the PDMSXA-1000 which is optimized for degassing inks with 1000 cm2 membrane surface area. The degasser is sized for a wide range of digital inkjet printers' degassing requirements, ranging up to 400 ml/min. Moreover the degasser can handle difficult to process inks such as pigmented inks. This degasser is expected to easily surpass existing degassers on performance, value, and longevity.

MedArray, Inc. was issued a key new patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The patent relates to the company's proprietary siloxane formulations which are optimized for gas exchange when configured as hollow fibers. The company uses patented forming processes to create self-supporting silicone (PDMS) hollow fibers more efficiently than conventional silicone fiber spinning processes. These hollow fibers are then packaged in membrane modules to provide customers effective means for transferring gases and vapors in and out of various fluids.

Medarray, Inc. received notification from the Unites States Patent and Trademark Office that two new patents will be awarded to Medarray, both pertaining to novel methods for forming bundles of hollow fibers. The company uses proprietary forming processes to create self-supporting silicone (PDMS) hollow fibers more efficiently than conventional silicone fiber spinning processes. These hollow fibers are then packaged in membrane modules to provide customers effective means for transferring gases and vapors in and out of various fluids.

Medarray, Inc. recently released its newest PermSelect Silicone Hollow Fiber Membrane module. The PDMSXA-1.0 is sized for medium flow rate applications, ranging from 0.5 to 6.0 l/min with a membrane surface area of 1.0 meter square, based of fiber OD. Using a proprietary forming process, the company creates self-supporting silicone (PDMS) hollow fibers with an outside diameter of only 300 microns, and wall thickness of only 55 microns. The 1 m2 module joins Medarray's commercially available 10cm2, 0.25m2, 0.75m2, and 2.1m2.

Medarray Hires New Quality Manager Release Date: May 7, 2012 (Ann Arbor, MI)

Medarray, an innovative device manufacturer specializing in silicone hollow fiber membranes and membrane modules, welcomes Richard (Rusty) Ballas as its new Quality Manager. Mr. Ballas will lead the implementation of a new plant-wide quality system focused on all aspects of Medarray's membrane module production and development work, and will support the Company's manufacturing process development with an emphasis on quality control.

Medarray unveiled its newest PermSelect Silicone Hollow Fiber Membrane module in November at the annual meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. The PDMSXA-2.4 is sized for higher flow rate applications, with a membrane surface area of 2.4 square meters.

Medarray recently participated in a business roundtable hosted by US Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke. President and CEO Patrick Montoya joined seven other Michigan manufacturers in discussing the challenges and opportunities facing Michigan businesses.

MedArray Hires New Product Development Manager 
Release Date: November 13, 2009
(Ann Arbor, MI)

MedArray, an innovative device manufacturer specializing in silicone hollow fiber membranes, named Zeljko "Jake" Nikolic as its Product Development Manager. Mr. Nikolic, who filled a similar role at Koch Membrane Systems, will be in charge of guiding applications development and new product and systems engineering to support MedArray's ongoing growth.

Medarray Adds Two New Products to its PermSelect Family of Membranes

Release Date: September 15, 2009 (Ann Arbor, MI)

Medarray Adds New Module to its PermSelect Family of Membranes

Release Date: September 8, 2009
(Ann Arbor, MI)

Medarray, a specialty membrane and device manufacturer, announced today that its PermSelect Silicone Hollow Fiber Membrane is now available in a 10 cm2 tiny module.

Medarray, Inc. was featured in the May 21-27 issue of the Ann Arbor Business Review, the weekly news magazine covering the Ann Arbor region. The article can be found at http://www.mlive.com/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2009/05/hightech_company_medarray_sell.html.
 

May 13, 2009 

Medarray, Inc. was featured in the May 13 issue of Concentrate, the weekly news magazine covering Washtenaw County, MI. The article can be found at http://www.concentratemedia.com/innovationnews/medarrayannarbor0056.aspx.
 

May 6, 2009 

Medarray, Inc. was featured in the May 6 issue of the Great Lakes IT Report, the online daily tech news source covering Michigan. The article can be found at http://www.wwj.com/Ann-Arbor-s-MedArray-Rolls-Out-First-Product/4336826.
 

Medarray Awarded $1.3M in NIH Funding
April 25, 2008 

Medarray, Inc. announced the award of over $1,300,000 in research grant funding from the National Institutes of Health. The company is developing a silicone hollow fiber blood oxygenator for use in long-term blood contacting applications, such as pediatric extracorporeal blood oxygenation.

Medarray Awarded $600K in NIH Funding
March 15, 2007 

Medarray, Inc. announced the award of $618,000 in research grant funding from the National Institutes of Health. The company is developing a silicone hollow fiber blood oxygenator for use in long-term blood contacting applications, such as pediatric extracorporeal blood oxygenation.