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Full of Articles - Tritium Technology in Military Watches
Tritium paint has been used on the hands and numerals of watches since the 1930's. At first this technology was Top Secret an
According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
d restricted to use on military watches.
Tritium paint on watches is a mixture of tritium and phospor. Tritium is naturally
Tritium paint on watches is a mixture of tritium and phospor. Tritium is naturally
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
adio-active and needs no external source of light or charge to work. Tritium does not glow. As it decays, tritium emits beta
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
radiation, which are a group of excited electrons that in turn excite the electron in the phosphor atoms making them emit pho
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
ons, or light. As they return to their ground (non-excited) state, the phosphor glows. Phosphor can also be excited by UV lig
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
ht from the sun or other light sources. Thus, the tritium paint relies on tritium radioactivity to make the phosphor glow in
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
he dark, not any charge from external light source.
Tritium, has a half life of 12.3 years, a half-life is simply the time i
Tritium, has a half life of 12.3 years, a half-life is simply the time i
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
t takes HALF of the tritium to decay. So as long as there is enough tritium in the paint, the watch will glow for years.
Due
Due
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
to the toxicity of tritium based paint, a new technology was developed by mb-microtec in Switzerland. This uses tritium gas s
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
ealed in vials. The principle is the same but the tritium gas causes the coating on the vial to glow. The levels of radiation
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
are so small that they pose no risk to the wearer. This technology has been used in the Traser H3, Luminox and Marathon milit
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
ary watches. In recent years SRB of Canada have developed a similar system, this is used by manufacturers such as Smith and W
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
sson, Rescuer and NITE. SRB tritium is not as yet as well developed as the mb-microtec technology, only offering around 80 -
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
90% of the luminescence.
The main advantage of tritium in military watches is that there is no additional drain on the watch
The main advantage of tritium in military watches is that there is no additional drain on the watch
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
battery to power the night light source, however these watches do have a drawback in that they can be picked up at great dist
t?
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
ance by night vision equipment. It is therefore important that these watches are covered during military operations at night.
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
As the technology has become cheaper it is finding its way into the civillian market. Many sportsmen such as anglers and sho
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
oters wear tritium based watches with Luminox and Traser being the most popular.
Each year more and more manufacturers are b
Each year more and more manufacturers are b
.
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
inging new tritium watches onto the market. As the tritium light sources from SRB become more popular and combined with cheap
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
er production in China, it won't be long before we see tritium used in purely civillian watches.
Copyright 2006 Trevor Rowel
Copyright 2006 Trevor Rowel
tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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