Developing Low-Pressure Balloons for Vascular Procedures

Supporting next-generation vascular delivery systems with compliant balloon solutions optimized for minimally invasive procedures. Medical device delivery systems are being designed to navigate increasingly complex anatomy while minimizing trauma and improving procedural control. In many of these systems, low-pressure balloons play a critical role, not as precision dilators, but as compliant, adaptive components that support […]

Developing Low-Pressure Balloons for General Surgery

Supporting next-generation surgical delivery systems with compliant balloon solutions optimized for minimally invasive procedures. Medical device delivery systems are being designed to navigate increasingly complex anatomy while minimizing trauma and improving procedural control. In many of these systems, low-pressure balloons play a critical role, not as precision dilators, but as compliant, adaptive components that support […]

Designing Vascular Access Sheaths for Complex Interventions

Advancing vascular device performance through optimized low-pressure balloon design. As catheter-based procedures continue to replace open and invasive surgery, delivery systems are being asked to do more than ever before — a shift driven largely in part by rapid advancements in interventional cardiology and peripheral vascular interventions. Procedures for conditions such as peripheral artery disease […]

Designing Catheter Sheaths for General Surgery

Advancing general surgery device performance through optimized low-pressure balloon design. As minimally invasive procedures continue to replace open surgery in many general surgery applications, delivery systems are being asked to do more than ever before. Rapid advancements in endoscopic and laparoscopic techniques are expanding what clinicians can treat through smaller access points, longer instrument paths […]

Implantable Biomaterials Revolutionize Neurovascular Devices

In the neurovascular device segment, development is focused on minute, precision devices delivered via micro-catheters. The overarching challenge is to create components that maximize performance within a minimal deliverable profile. That’s where biomaterials come in. A Growing Need Most neuro-interventional procedures focus on aneurysm repair. According to the OHSU Brain Institute, nearly 30,000 people suffer […]

Choosing Wisely: Optimizing Medical Textiles To Enhance Cardiovascular Devices

Implantable medical textiles, originally used as sewing skirts for suturing valves in the heart during open-heart surgery, have been evolving since the industry transitioned from surgical valves to minimally invasive transcatheter devices. The ubiquity of minimally invasive heart procedures such as transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has helped to demonstrate the versatility of implantable medical […]

Accelerating Medical Device Design with Off-the-shelf Fabrics and Polymers

Implantable vascular and general surgery medical device manufacturers face pressure to innovate quickly and cost-effectively to better serve patients. However, the journey from concept to market is often fraught with challenges, from extended development times to high costs – regardless of whether a device manufacturer is a global OEM or a start-up company. Off-the-shelf (OTS) […]