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Catheter shafts are a core component of medical devices designed for minimally invasive procedures. The main objective when designing a catheter shaft is to get the right balance of performance between the various functional requirements of the device. For example, getting the right balance of torque control, pushability, kink resistance, flexibility, compression resistance, etc. During … Catheter Shaft Design Considerations to Optimise Device Performance

Balloon catheters are used for a range of medical procedures and applications, from delivering stents to opening blockages to dilating vessels to delivering therapeutics directly to a target location in the body. As a result, balloon catheters have transformed patient outcomes, particularly in complex procedures. Balloon catheters have been used in healthcare for many years … Balloon Catheter Design – Process Overview and Key Considerations

Neurovascular microcatheters have transformed the treatment of patients around the world. They enable minimally invasive treatments in a challenging part of the body, so have significantly advanced healthcare in this field. The range of neurovascular conditions that microcatheters are used to treat includes cerebral aneurysms, ischemic stroke, and other conditions that affect the vessels that … Neurovascular Microcatheter Design Overview

From global medical device corporations to innovative start-ups, there is a growing trend to outsource medical device manufacturing. Outsourcing to a medical device contract manufacturer brings a range of benefits, but how do you ensure you select the right company? The following 12 points are essential areas you should consider when choosing a medical device … 12 Tips for Selecting a Medical Device Contract Manufacturer

Stent delivery systems, particularly those that involve balloon catheters, have been used in a range of different medical procedures for many years. This doesn’t mean innovation in this area of medical device design has stopped. Quite the opposite, in fact, as new and highly innovative solutions continue to be developed. This includes stent delivery systems … An Introduction to Stent Delivery System Design Considerations

Occlusion balloon catheters are widely used for a range of medical procedures and treatments, from emergency haemorrhage control or the treatment of neurovascular aneurysms, to temporarily stopping the flow of blood during heart surgery. Despite the varied applications that currently exist, there continues to be new innovations in occlusion balloon catheter design. Those innovations are … Occlusion Balloon Catheter Design and Development Overview

The world of medical device design and regulations has a lot of abbreviations. We are going to focus on another of them in this blog – DMR. It stands for Device Master Record, but what is a DMR, why do you need one, what is included, and why is it important? What is a Device … Device Master Record – What Is It, and Why Is It Important?

The hypotube has been a feature of minimally invasive medical devices for some time now, including cannulas. Even though a range of different technologies is now available, they remain a critical component in many applications. The core characteristic of a hypotube is that it needs to be hollow to enable the control of tools or … An Overview of Hypotube Design