Insights – Medical
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Simplifying steerable catheter assembly: a practical comparison of production techniques
For catheter designers today, creating effective and minimally invasive medical devices is imperative. Whether for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes, engineers are looking to design catheters that can navigate complex and tortuous vasculatures deep inside the human body. Steerable catheters offer a powerful solution to this challenge. With enhanced stability and increased control compared to non-steerable…
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Enabling the next BRS revolution
First conceived in the early 1990s, bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BRS) were developed to provide temporary arterial mechanical support and anti-proliferative effects similar to permanent metallic drug-eluting stents (DES), but then completely resorb into the body after a finite period of time, returning the vessel to its normal state. While metallic stents were (and still are)…
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From head to toe: the expanding reach of endovascular therapy
As endovascular treatment expands to the far reaches of the body, catheter innovation must keep pace. Never before has the need for catheters with a multitude of properties and functions been so great.
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Next generation catheters: The trends shaping the future of catheter design
Following COMPAMED 2019 in Dusseldorf, Matt Allen, Zeus’ Senior Product Manager, discusses the challenges facing catheter design today. Here’s his take on the exciting advances overcoming current obstacles, plus innovations coming down the line and what that means for future treatments.
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Tie Layer: A breakthrough solution to catheter failure
Product engineers at catheter manufacturing companies will be only too aware of the problem of delamination – the separation of material layers within the catheter. Typically, delamination issues are not detected until final testing, after catheter assembly is complete, incurring significantly high scrap costs for manufacturers.
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Why emerging markets deserve more from medical device OEMs
With emerging markets set to account for a third of the industry’s global revenue by 2022*, the growth opportunity for medical OEMs is enormous. Increased GDP and greater income per capita in developing countries means patients are becoming more proactive about their health. As a result, they can afford higher quality treatment plans and devices.
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