Metal shafts: designs to meet the required performance
Farrissey, L.
Medical Device Technology 15(10): 26-29
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 1048-6690 PMID: 16225281 Document Number: 583855
When designing shafts for minimally invasive devices such as catheters and guidewires, features that improve one area of performance may hinder performance in another area. This article describes how the traditional limits of metal shafts can be extended to enable their use in a variety of new applications.
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