Nitinol
Applying Tech: Cardiovascular, Part I
October 18, 2012 3:12 pm | by Andrew Cannon, Richard M. Rots, Mark Geiger, John Schmitz, and Sascha Weiler | Hoowaki Llc | Articles | CommentsWhen a manufacturer picks up a cardiovascular device, they literally hold someone’s life. There is no room for flaws in the quality of this product, or any other in the cardiovascular realm. These devices are shrinking, while becoming increasingly advanced—more intricate parts achieve more complex functions, within a surface area that leaves only enough space for perfection. So the case has never been greater for quality assurance. Conducting risk analysis through variation analysis software can satisfy it.
LISTED UNDER: Insert Molding | Micro Molding | Insert Micro Molding
Variable Flexibility Medical Catheter Shafts
September 11, 2012 10:57 am | Putnam Plastics Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsPutnam Plastics Corporation, a leader in advanced extrusion for minimally invasive medical devices, has added variable pitch braid and coil reinforcement to its portfolio of variable flexibility medical catheter shaft technologies.
LISTED UNDER: Reinforced | Nitinol | Nitinol
Precision Laser Processing Impacts Medical Device Design Options
July 25, 2012 2:46 pm | by Allan Callander | Articles | CommentsThe development of laser technology in the manufacture of medical devices has so exploded in the past 20 years that it is now impossible to fully describe the breadth of applications in anything less than an encyclopedic volume. But a brief recollection of some of the key historical accomplishments and medical devices influenced can help shed light on what we can expect in the next decade.
LISTED UNDER: Lasers | Cleanroom Assembly | Micro-machining
PTFE Coated Mandrels Block Tubing from Shrinking
July 24, 2012 10:49 am | Applied Plastics Co. Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsA full line of blockers coated with Teflon® (forming mandrels) that maintain tight tolerances on the inside diameter of catheter shafts is available from Applied Plastics Co., Inc. of Norwood, Massachusetts.
LISTED UNDER: PTFE | Nitinol | Nitinol
PTFE Coating Service for Stainless Steel, Nitinol Hypotubes
December 8, 2011 5:08 am | Product Releases | CommentsA highly precise PTFE coating service for stainless steel and nitinol hypodermic tubing that does not alter the tubing’s physical properties is available from Applied Plastics Co...
LISTED UNDER: Nitinol | PTFE | Nitinol
Ten Surface Treatments that Improve the Performance of Biomedical Components
September 2, 2010 11:49 am | by Surface Solutions Group | Articles | CommentsSurface treatments are available to improve function, ease of use, service life, and patient comfort of medical devices and products. Surface Solutions Group of Chicago specializes in solving a wide range of functional problems at the surface of devices, from guide wires to needles to tubing to cannulas. Here is an overview of successes using coatings to improve the surface function of devices.
LISTED UNDER: Nitinol | Nitinol | Hydrophilic Coating
Perspectives on New Materials, Part I
March 23, 2010 9:59 am | Memry Corp. | Articles | CommentsNew developments in material technology are critical to innovations across all industries, including medical device technology. Therefore, it is crucial for designers to stay abreast of the most recent advances that could benefit their upcoming products.
LISTED UNDER: Nitinol | Nitinol | SiliconeWytech Provides Solutions to Prototyping and Immediate Medical Wire Needs
February 5, 2010 10:55 am | Wytech Industries Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsWytech Industries Inc., a world leader in the manufacture of fine wire and tubing components for the medical device industry, offers two services to accommodate immediate needs.
LISTED UNDER: Wire Forming | Prototyping | Rapid PrototypingRepExact Adds Processed Micro Tubing
February 2, 2010 4:23 am | Repexact, Llc | Product Releases | CommentsRepExact (MD&M West Booth 3273) announces exclusive North American representation of Siewal Microtubes SA, a Switzerland-based leading laser and mechanical processor of thin-wall metal microtubing.
LISTED UNDER: Metal | Nitinol | NitinolMaterials 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
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 | 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
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 | Nitinol
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
PTFE Coated Forming Mandrels
September 3, 2004 5:30 am | Applied Plastics Co. Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsDurable, PTFE coated precise forming mandrels are offered for manufacturing small diameter parts including extruded tubing and formed rubber bladders. The PTFE Natural™ Fluoropolymer Mandrels feature a uniform, non-flaking PTFE coating on stainless steel or nitinol wire.
LISTED UNDER: Fluoroplastics | Nitinol | Nitinol
