Actuation employs a cam and follower mechanism for controlled translation of the segments. The needle prototype, constructed from nitinol rods and stainless steel rings, measures 3 mm in outer ...

PulseSelect and PFA catheters from other device developers use gold or platinum-iridium electrodes. But Medtronic’s Affera Sphere-9 PFA system uses the entire expanding nitinol structure as a global ...

AFib-treating cardiac ablation, surgical robotics, nitinol and diabetes treatment tech lead among this year’s top medtech stories. Meanwhile, medical device companies have been seeking more tuck ...

The antenna was 3D printed from a nickel-titanium alloy, also known as Nitinol, one of the most popular shape memory alloys. This means that the alloy can recover its original shape after deformation ...

The foot is a complex structure made up of 28 bones, 33 joints, 19 muscles, over 100 tendons and ligaments, and more than 200,000 different nerve endings. These work together to allow you to walk, run ...

Objective: To evaluate the surface defects in Wave One Gold and Jizai rotary files after 1 and 3 uses. Material and Methods: Ninety-six resin blocks with stimulated canals and 12 files per system were ...

What began as a Nitinol processing service more than 30 years ago has transformed into a fully integrated Nitinol production program – from raw material melt to customized finish – with Fort Wayne ...

But that presented a problem: Nitinol and other shape memory alloys conventionally require extensive mechanical ... but without interfering with the RF properties or burning out the structure. To ...

Capital structure is the mix of debt and equity that fund a company's operations. A judicious use of debt and equity is a key indicator of a strong balance sheet. A healthy capital structure that ...