Core wire Grinding
The core wire itself is typically made from high-grade stainless steel for strength and corrosion resistance, or Nitinol, a shape-memory alloy offering superelasticity crucial for flexible and kink-resistant guidewires and stents. Depending on the specific device needs, other specialty alloys like platinum, tantalum, and cobalt-chromium might be used for their unique properties. Additionally, the grinding process can be tailored to achieve specific surface finishes and the core wire might receive further coatings to enhance its properties and functionality within the final medical device.
- Core Wire Length: Ranges from 40cm to 300cm, providing versatility for various medical procedures.
- Core Wire Diameter: Measures between 0.012″ and 0.038″, ensuring compatibility with different anatomical structures.
- Minimum Grinding Size: Precision grinding capability down to 0.05mm, facilitating intricate procedures with utmost accuracy.
- Grinding Accuracy: Maintains a high level of precision with a tolerance of ±0.002mm, ensuring consistency and reliability.
- Flattening Thickness: Falls within the range of 0.04mm to 0.08mm, balancing flexibility and support during navigation.
- Customizable Flattening Length: Tailored to specific procedural requirements, enhancing adaptability and performance.
What is it?
Core wire grinding is a specialized process that precisely shapes thin wires used in various medical devices, like catheters, guidewires, and stents. These wires, called core wires, play a crucial role in delivering instruments and treatments within the body. Grinding allows them to achieve specific diameters, tapers, and profiles necessary for their intended function.
Grinding allows for:
- Creating specific shapes and profiles: This enhances device functionality and flexibility for navigating delicate anatomical structures.
- Achieving precise diameters: This ensures proper fit within blood vessels and other narrow passages.
- Smoothing the wire surface: This minimizes friction and potential damage during procedures.
Beyond the general applications mentioned earlier, core wire grinding plays a crucial role in shaping various components within medical devices:
- Guidewires: As the core element, the ground wire provides the foundation for shaping the final guidewire with its desired flexibility, tip design, and surface characteristics.
- Stents: Core wires are used to create the expandable scaffold of stents, often undergoing intricate grinding to achieve specific expansion properties and strut configurations.
- Catheter components: Core wires can be shaped into various catheter components, such as shafts, balloons, and delivery mechanisms, requiring precise grinding for optimal functionality and compatibility with guidewires.
- Electrodes: Core wires are used in electrodes for cardiac and neurological procedures, where grinding ensures precise tip shapes and facilitates smooth insertion.
- Surgical instruments: Core wires can be ground into intricate shapes for various surgical instruments, offering strength and flexibility for specific tasks.
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