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Wytech Industries announces new CEO

April 12, 2022 By Chris Newmarker

Wytech Industries CEO David Ohmann

Wytech Industries, a Vance Street Capital portfolio company, announced today that it has promoted David Ohmann to the corner office. Ohmann joined Wytech in May 2021 as president. A veteran of Heraeus and TE Connectivity's MicroGroup, he has more than 25 years of medical device industry experience. “Over the past eleven months Dave’s energy, … [Read more...] about Wytech Industries announces new CEO

Filed Under: Metals, Tubing Components Tagged With: personnel announcements, Wytech Industries

Abbott CMO Dr. Nick West touts latest iteration of drug-eluting stent

August 2, 2021 By Sean Whooley

Abbott Xience Skypoint stent

Abbott executive Dr. Nick West believes the company offers the “best-in-class” drug-eluting stent with its Xience platform. When Abbott (NYSE:ABT) CMO & divisional VP of global medical affairs Dr. Nick West looks back at his use of drug-eluting stents in the early 2000s, all he sees now is innovation. As a practicing interventional … [Read more...] about Abbott CMO Dr. Nick West touts latest iteration of drug-eluting stent

Filed Under: Metals, Stents Tagged With: Abbott

Heraeus Medical Components acquires Pulse Systems

November 4, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

Heraeus Medical Components announced this week that it has acquired Pulse Systems, a precision laser processor and manufacturer of nitinol and other metal-based implants and delivery systems. A key reason for the acquisition is the increasing importance of vascular access and delivery systems to enable new therapies, according to Peter Reimer, … [Read more...] about Heraeus Medical Components acquires Pulse Systems

Filed Under: Catheters, Components, Metals, Tubing Components Tagged With: Heraeus, heraeusmedicalcomponents, Pulse Systems

Olympus launches esophagus through-the-scope stent

October 28, 2020 By Danielle Kirsh

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Olympus today announced it commercially launched its Hanarostent esophagus TTS self-expanding metal stents. The through-the-scope esophageal stent helps with luminal patency in a variety of clinical applications. It is designed for use in the palliative treatment of esophageal stricture or trachea-esophageal fistula caused by malignant … [Read more...] about Olympus launches esophagus through-the-scope stent

Filed Under: Implants, Metals Tagged With: olympus

What’s next for nitinol tubing?

July 2, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

Nitinol’s unique properties have made it the darling of the medical device industry. A novel technique for mechanically joining nitinol to other metal tubing could reduce cost and mitigate risk. Mark Broadley, Viant Nitinol has revolutionized the medical device industry. With its flexible superelasticity, shape memory and … [Read more...] about What’s next for nitinol tubing?

Filed Under: Components, Materials, Metals, Product Development, Tubing Components Tagged With: viant

Solvay expands advanced materials offerings in the medical tubing space

February 12, 2020 By Tom Salemi

Solvay Surgical Coating KetaSpire polyetheretherketone PEEK advanced electrosurgical tubes

Solvay, a supplier of advanced materials and specialty chemicals, announced a pair of advances that it hopes will help it expand its healthcare business. Speaking yesterday at Solvay’s booth (#2414) at MD&M West, the company’s healthcare sales development manager Rose Catherin said the new materials will help improve the performance of … [Read more...] about Solvay expands advanced materials offerings in the medical tubing space

Filed Under: Coatings, Materials, Metals Tagged With: Solvay, Surgical Coatings

Accu-Tube acquires Mercury Tube

February 7, 2020 By Chris Newmarker

Accu-Tube Mercury Tube

Stainless steel tubing outfit Accu-Tube announced today that it has acquired Mercury Tube, another metal tube manufacturer in its home base of Englewood, Colo. Mercury Tube, which makes high-precision stainless steel and high nickel alloy tubing, will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Accu-Tube. Financial terms of the deal were not … [Read more...] about Accu-Tube acquires Mercury Tube

Filed Under: Metals Tagged With: accu-tube, Mercury Tube

MD&M West exhibitors you need to know

December 31, 2019 By Nancy Crotti

MD&M West

MD&M West — set for  Feb. 11-13, 2020 — is billed as the largest medical device manufacturing event in the world. Now in its 35th year, it showcases hundreds of industry suppliers and attracts thousands of medical device industry insiders. Strolling around the show floor at the Anaheim Convention Center, in Anaheim, Calif., visitors will see … [Read more...] about MD&M West exhibitors you need to know

Filed Under: Extrusions, Injection Molding, Metals, Tubing Components Tagged With: Freudenberg Medical, raumedic, Resonetics, zeus

Micro expands in New Jersey

August 23, 2019 By Chris Newmarker

Micro

Micro announced this month that it has opened a new 15,000-square-foot R&D center in a recently purchased building next to its present facilities in Somerset, N.J. The acquired 50,000-square-foot building will also serve as Micro's headquarters offices, allowing the company to optimize manufacturing in the two other locations next … [Read more...] about Micro expands in New Jersey

Filed Under: Metals, Product Development, Research & Development Tagged With: micro

Metal injection molding vs. machining: When MIM is best

April 24, 2019 By Nancy Crotti

Metal injection molding (MIM) works well for high-volume production of small, complex medical device parts of consistent quality. Steve Santoro, Micro Demand for small, lightweight, high-strength, complex-shaped components is growing across industries today, from automotive, consumer electronics, aerospace and defense to orthodontics and … [Read more...] about Metal injection molding vs. machining: When MIM is best

Filed Under: Components, Composites, Injection Molding, Machining, Materials, Metals Tagged With: micro

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