{"id":6924,"date":"2024-07-23T11:40:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T11:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arrotek.wpenginepowered.com\/advanced-catheter-technologies-2\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T18:39:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T18:39:46","slug":"advanced-catheter-technologies-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arrotek.com\/en\/advanced-catheter-technologies-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Catheter Technologies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t

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At Arrotek, we can minimize the time it takes to get your catheter device market-ready. We have extensive design and engineering experience in Advanced Catheter Technologies, particularly in relation to devices with ultra-thin walls. We also have in-house prototyping and manufacturing capabilities.<\/p>\n
In other words, when you choose us at Arrotek, you\u2019ll be partnering with a fully equipped team that is ready to hit the ground running with your catheter development project.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Our design team specializes in minimally invasive medical devices<\/a>, particularly Advanced Catheter Technologies with ultra-thin walls. We use a six-step design process to bring your catheter device from concept stage to prototype stage, pilot production, and beyond. We also have extensive regulatory expertise and will ensure compliance is a central part of the design process from beginning to end.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Ultra-Thin-Walled Catheter Solutions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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At Arrotek, we have expertise in developing ultra-thin-walled catheter devices with wall thicknesses as low as 0.004\u2019\u2019 (0.1mm).<\/p>\n
Our in-house capabilities include design, prototyping, and manufacturing, enabling the development of new catheter solutions that improve diagnostic capabilities, treatments, and patient outcomes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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We are fully equipped at Arrotek to manufacture minimally invasive medical devices<\/a> with specialist machines in our well-equipped manufacturing facilities in the USA and Ireland. This includes coiling and braiding machines for thin-walled polymer tube reinforcement.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Braiding & Coiling Expertise<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The production of a prototype for your new medical device will take place in-house in our modern manufacturing and engineering facility.<\/p>\n
We have a range of prototype production capabilities suitable for the development of Stage 1 prototypes for design review and concept enhancement, and Stage 2 prototypes for functional evaluation and testing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Innovative Catheter Technologies<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Coil and braid reinforcement \u2013<\/strong> suitable for a range of applications, both therapeutic and diagnostic, to achieve advanced performance characteristics, such as ultra-thin walled tubing, reduced shaft profile, improved flexibility, better kink resistance, and enhanced torque control.<\/li>\n
Metal Shafts and Hypotubes \u2013<\/strong> designing and developing innovative metal shaft and hypotube solutions, including for PTCA catheters, intravascular imaging devices, and<\/li>\n
Other<\/strong> specialist catheter devices.<\/li>\n
Wire and Coil \u2013<\/strong> wire-based delivery systems and guidewires for both neurovascular and cardiovascular devices.<\/li>\n
Extrusions \u2013<\/strong> we can develop a custom extrusion solution for your catheter device. We have extensive knowledge of materials to achieve precise tolerance requirements with minimal wall thickness.<\/li>\n
Balloon catheters \u2013<\/strong> the development of balloons with precise tolerances that achieve optimal levels of performance. We have experience working with a range of materials, including non-compliant, semi-compliant, and compliant materials. We also have experience in both PTCA and PTA applications.<\/li>\n
Molding \u2013<\/strong> capabilities and experience to deliver on the molding and insert molding requirements of your catheter device. This includes catheter tips, bifurcated and mono luers, rapid exchange joints, multi-lumen joiners, multi-exchange joints, Y-connectors, and strain reliefs. We can also help design, develop, and manufacture deployment handles and assemblies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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