Featured Articles

  1. Nitinol Wire Forming and Manipulation for Custom Components 6/9/2023

    With its shape memory properties, nitinol wire is a highly suitable material for a range of medical applications. Given its exceptional mechanical and thermal properties, the demand for nitinol products is on the rise. This paper delves into the process of forming and manipulating nitinol wire to create customized components.

  2. Streamlining Catheter-Based Devices With Advanced Multilayer Tubing 3/8/2022

    Discover how breakthroughs in multilayer tubing extrusion technology enable next-generation catheter-based medical devices.

  3. Extruded Medical Tubing: Process Parameters, Equipment Play Critical Role 3/8/2022

    Most medical tubing specifications comprise a drawing of a tube with the material, dimensions, and tolerances. However, parameters associated with the production of the tubing are also key.

  4. Top 5 Applications For Ultrathin-Wall Heat Shrink Tubing In Medical Device Design & Manufacturing 3/8/2022

    This application note provides medical device engineers ideas for applications that are ideally suited for ultra-thin-walled PET heat shrink tubing. Applications explored in this paper include variable-stiffness catheters, protective covering/coating and bundling, reinforcement, tube making and printing, and electrical insulation.

  5. Six Innovative Uses For Polyimide Tubing In Medical Device Applications 3/8/2022

    Polyimide is a versatile polymer with a wide range of desirable properties that can be used to great effect in many different microdiameter tubing applications. Thanks to the novel film-cast tubing process, medical device engineers can take full advantage of this stable, durable polymer in ways that might not be obvious at first glance.

  6. Three Medical Device Design Challenges, Solved 3/8/2022

    This case study explores three medical device design challenges and how Nordson MEDICAL devised optimal solutions with the innovative use of the film-cast process with polyimide and other polymers.

  7. The Path Of Innovation In Modern Balloon Catheter Applications 3/7/2022

    This article describes just a few of the many innovative applications for balloon catheters today. Other applications include the use of implantable balloons for weight loss, heat transfer balloons for induced hypothermia treatment, and even balloons filled with bone cement to stabilize broken bones.

  8. A Comparison Of Lubricious Materials & Additives For Extruded Medical Tubing 3/2/2022

    To provide medical device designers with additional options, leading material manufacturers have developed low-friction additives that can be blended with medical polymers to significantly decrease surface friction and give extruded tubing a more lubricious surface. Additives can be used with most existing medical polymers without significantly affecting the original properties of the primary material.

  9. 5 Characteristics To Consider When Designing An Engineered Shaft Or Delivery System 2/25/2022

    Innovations in medical device technology demand advanced delivery systems. Explore insights into engineering shafts with five crucial characteristics for optimal performance.

  10. The Component Checklist – Finding The Right Fitting For Fluid Management Systems 2/25/2022

    Correctly defining all the details of a desired connector and understanding the options available can help in the selection of the right fitting and also save OEMs significant time and money. This article provides a detailed checklist of the items to be considered when choosing the best fitting to ensure a product's success.