(click to enlarge) An automated process makes it easier to spot broken or cracked struts, a bad laser cut, or an uneven electropolish. Throughout their history, stents have been beset by challenges to ...

Plasma arc welding system A welding process for catheters begins when an operator lays a wire on the platform and slides the wire into tooling that holds it in place during welding. The operator ...

Cardiovascular diseases constitute a major global health concern. Various complications that affect normal blood flow in ...

Next-generation vascular stents can make cardiovascular therapies minimally invasive and vascular treatments safe and less burdensome. In a new advancement, researchers from Japan and China have ...