Wire Improves Cardiovascular Catheter Manufacturing
January 14, 2009 9:25 am | Applied Plastics Co. Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThis Teflon coated extrusion wire is fabricated using a proprietary etching process that eliminates flaking and permits over 25% elongation to keep the catheter's inside diameter clean. Supplied spooled or cut to length, this fine extrusion wire features a 0.
LISTED UNDER: Wire and Cable | Nitinol8 Keys to Success for an Outsourced Design
April 4, 2008 7:18 am | Helix Medical | Articles | CommentsFrom critical design errors to poor communication, outsourcing solution providers have experienced the gamut of problems from working with medical device clients who don't always know the best route to take to ensure a product's success.
LISTED UNDER: Design Services | Prototyping | Injection MoldingMaterials Report 2008
January 10, 2008 11:34 am | Advanced Polymers, A Vention Medical Company | Articles | CommentsWith device designers constantly seeking the next unique material that will help make their latest device a reality, it is important to stay abreast of what the material suppliers are developing.
LISTED UNDER: Plastics | Surface Modification | Nitinol
PTFE-Coated Nitinol Tube
January 10, 2008 10:59 am | Applied Plastics Co. Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThis PTFE-coated nitinol tube features a highly lubricious coating while maintaining the kink-resistant characteristics of the nitinol tube and can be processed in sizes from 0.002 inches O.D. up and lengths to 10 ft.
LISTED UNDER: Nitinol | NitinolCutting to the Point of Fiber Lasers
May 8, 2007 11:31 am | Articles | CommentsPrecision is of paramount importance in the manufacture of medical devices. Few technologies demonstrate the ability to achieve the necessary degree of accuracy more effectively than laser solutions.
LISTED UNDER: Laser Machining | Nitinol | Laser Welding
Photo Etched Filters
January 18, 2007 11:37 am | Product Releases | CommentsCompany specializes in the manufacture of small, light-gauge metal parts through photo chemical etching, a process that produces intricate components with close tolerances. It is setting industry standards fabricating a variety of components, including filters.
LISTED UNDER: Surface Modification | Nitinol | Metal Filter
Teflon Forming Mandrels
January 18, 2007 11:36 am | Applied Plastics Co. Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsPTFE Natural Non-Flake Forming Mandrels can withstand 550°F continuous temperatures, with excursions to 700°F, for manufacturing small diameter extruded tubing, formed rubber bladders, and similar products. Providing a 0.
LISTED UNDER: Other | Nitinol | NitinolFabricating Innovation With Advanced Material Options
January 11, 2007 7:19 am | Secant Medical, Inc. | Articles | CommentsCustom fabrics are becoming available to medical device manufacturers for applications where they traditionally were not an option. New capabilities and technologies provide designers with choices that offer unique advantages. This article explores the impact of this emerging materials revolution.
LISTED UNDER: Synthetic Fabrics | Control | Nitinol
Guidewire Tubing (3539)
November 6, 2006 11:11 am | Pexco, LLC | Product Releases | CommentsA unique two-layer extruded medical grade tubing allows guidewires used in vascular procedures to be inserted into the tubing faster and more efficiently, thereby reducing labor cost.
LISTED UNDER: Coextrusions/Paratubing | Nitinol | Nitinol
Nitinol/Zirconium Fabrication
November 6, 2006 10:37 am | Fotofab Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsCompany offers the manufacturing of custom nitinol and zirconium components to its list of fabrication capabilities. Both medical-friendly metals are imperative to the medical market because of their superior strength and biocompatibility characteristics.
LISTED UNDER: Metals | Nitinol
Guidewire Tubing
July 10, 2006 10:13 am | Pexco, LLC | Product Releases | CommentsA unique two-layer extruded medical grade tubing has been developed that allows guidewires used in vascular procedures to be inserted into the tubing faster and more efficiently, thereby reducing labor cost.
LISTED UNDER: Silicone | Nitinol | NitinolMachining Medical Devices
September 1, 2005 6:23 am | Medical Design Technology | Product Releases | CommentsMachinists producing parts for medical device OEMs face demands for smaller parts, tighter tolerances, faster turnarounds, and new materials. This report, based on interviews with experts in the field, explores these and other topics.
LISTED UNDER: Precision Machining | CNC Machining | Micro-machiningAn Evolution in Coatings
February 28, 2005 7:49 am | SurModics, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsWhat began with drug-eluting stents has progressed to coatings with multiple actions and beyond. The following article, based on interviews with leading medical device coating companies, offers insight into the latest advancements.
LISTED UNDER: Device Coating | Biocompatibility Testing | Surface Modification Coatings
PTFE Coated Hypotubes
December 6, 2004 7:23 am | Applied Plastics Co. Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThis PTFE coating service precisely applies PTFE onto the O.D. of stainless steel or nitinol hypotubes with 0.0001 in. to 0.0004 in. tolerance.
LISTED UNDER: Device Coating | Nitinol | Nitinol
Photo Etched Components
October 15, 2004 7:06 am | Vacco Industries | Product Releases | CommentsCompany offers precision photo etched components to a vast array of markets. A wide variety of materials includes: nitinol, kapton, stainless steel, lead, titanium, copper, molybdenum, and nickel.
LISTED UNDER: Surface Modification | Nitinol
