Zeus is exploring the potential sale of its business in a deal that could be worth $4 billion, Reuters reported, citing "people familiar with the matter." The Orangeburg, South Carolina-based manufacturer of catheter components and other medtech supplies is reportedly working with Goldman Sachs to evaluate the upside of a deal with strategic … [Read more...] about Catheter supplier Zeus seeks $4B buyer, Reuters reports
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Zeus launches next-gen tubing for bioresorbable vascular scaffolds
Zeus announced today that it launched the newest member of its family of bioabsorbable products: Absorv XSE oriented tubing. Orangeburg, South Carolina-based Zeus designed Absorv XSE as a highly customizable platform for design. Available in a variety of resins and expanded size ranges, it offers an alternative to metallic products … [Read more...] about Zeus launches next-gen tubing for bioresorbable vascular scaffolds
Zeus opens Minnesota catheter manufacturing facility
Zeus has opened its catheter manufacturing facility in Arden Hills, Minnesota, celebrating the new facility with a grand opening. The 75,600-ft² building is home to CathX Medical, which Zeus acquired 2021. The facility has advanced R&D lab and cleanroom space for designing, developing and validating medical catheter prototypes. The … [Read more...] about Zeus opens Minnesota catheter manufacturing facility
Zeus nears completion of Minnesota catheter manufacturing facility
NEWS RELEASE: Medical device manufacturing gets major boost as Zeus opens state-of-the-art facility Zeus, a global leader in advanced polymer solutions, announced today that construction is almost complete on a state-of-the-art catheter manufacturing facility in Arden Hills, Minnesota. The location, scale, and on-site capabilities across R&D, … [Read more...] about Zeus nears completion of Minnesota catheter manufacturing facility
Zeus Industrial Products founder passes away
Frank Paul Tourville Sr. — who founded Zeus 54 years ago and built it into a major provider of advanced medical tubing products — recently passed away at age 87. The Orangeburg, S.C.–based company in its announcement of Tourville's March 16 death described him as a well-known and highly regarded visionary in the polymer extrusion … [Read more...] about Zeus Industrial Products founder passes away
Zeus launches flexible extruded catheter liners
Zeus this week added a flexible extruded PTFE catheter liner to its StreamLiner product portfolio. With the addition, the company can extrude liners over-the-wire (OTW) in sizes comparable to film cast tubing. The StreamLiner OTW UT offers a normal wall thickness as low as 0.0004 in. with a tolerance of +/- 0.0002 in. "StreamLiner OTW bridges … [Read more...] about Zeus launches flexible extruded catheter liners
MD&M West exhibitors you need to know
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
Zeus: Try our heat shrink products at no cost
Polymer extrusion and tubing company Zeus seems to be taking a page out of the sales playbook of software companies and direct marketers. Zeus (Orangeburg, S.C.) is telling medical device companies interested in switching to its peelable heat shrink tubing that they can initially try it out for free. The "Switch Suppliers and Save" program, … [Read more...] about Zeus: Try our heat shrink products at no cost
Vascular catheter construction: Reviewing the basics and what’s new
Advances in catheter components are paving the way for improved, more sophisticated devices. A super-thin-walled PTFE catheter base liner presents new opportunities for smaller devices. MRI-compatible LCP braiding is stronger than previous non-metal braidings and rivals the strength of some stainless steel braidings. Kevin … [Read more...] about Vascular catheter construction: Reviewing the basics and what’s new
Zeus appoints Steve Peterson as president
Zeus (Orangeburg, S.C.) recently announced that it has appointed Steve Peterson as the company's new president. The appointment took effect on May 1. Peterson recently served as the global head of marketing and sales, as well as senior VP at the company. He will continue to report to Zeus's CEO as he transitions into the role of president. As … [Read more...] about Zeus appoints Steve Peterson as president