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7 Oct 2024

SCGC Wins Bronze at 5th Thailand Plastics Awards 2024 for Single-Use Plastic Hemorrhoid Ligator Design

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Bangkok: 19 September 2024 – SCGC, represented by its Design Development Center at TPE, and Specialty Product Business at Texplore, has been awarded the Bronze Award in the Medical and Pharmaceutical Products category at the 5th Thailand Plastics Awards 2024 for its innovative design of a single-use plastic hemorrhoid ligator. The award ceremony was organized by the Plastic Industry Club, a part of the Federation of Thai Industries, in collaboration with the Thai Plastic Industries Association, Plastics Institute of Thailand, Pollution Control Department, and GIZ Thailand. Ms. Atcharee Patcharakitti, Industrial Designer from TPE, and Dr. Sirinporn Thamapipol, Technical Service Leader from Texplore, accepted the award from Kriengkrai Thiennukul, Chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries.

The hemorrhoid ligator is a disposable medical device designed for the treatment of grade 2-3 hemorrhoids. SCGC employeda Design Thinking processin collaboration with Ramathibodi Hospital to develop this product. The result is a vacuum device capable of grasping and releasing the rubber band in a single tool, replacing the previous metal material with plastic. This design helps reduce injury during procedures, minimizes the risk of contamination infection, and shortens patient recovery time. Furthermore, it also streamlines the preparation process for medical professionals.

The hemorrhoid ligator has been certified according to medical device standards by the Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and complies with ISO 13485, the quality management system standard for medical devices. It has already entered production and distribution to hospitals and medical institutions across Thailand.


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