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2008-007 Surface Modification of Endovascular Devices

Surface Modification of Endovascular DevicesSUMMARYInvestigators at UCLA have discovered a technique to make a metal surface superhydrophilic, which could reduce the friction of any interventional metal devices during their deliveries. The treatment of NiTi or CoCr stent with a type of light causes the metal device to become hydrophilic, also increasing...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Takahiro Ogawa, Satoshi Tateshima, Fernando Vinuela

Keywords(s): Endoscopes, General Device Coatings

Category(s): Medical Devices > Coatings, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Endoscopy

2012-218 A new catheter design for precise stent delivery

A New Catheter Design for Precise Stent DeliverySUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Radiological Sciences have designed a catheter that increases stent delivery precision.BACKGROUNDCurrent endovascular procedures use a metallic expandable stent, which is laser-cut or braided, to expand a lesion or to cover a target lesion. Braided stents are...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Satoshi Tateshima

Keywords(s): Cardiovascular, Medical Devices and Materials, Surgical Tools

Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Therapeutics > Cardiovascular