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Developing Low-Pressure Balloons for Vascular ProceduresBy Sunil Inamdar, VP of Design Services and Engineering, Solesis Medical device delivery systems must navigate complex anatomy while supporting…
Designing Vascular Access Sheaths for Complex InterventionsBy Sunil Inamdar, VP of Design Services and Engineering, Solesis As catheter-based interventions become more complex, the sheath can no…
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maxon expands high-torque, high-speed BLDC motor rangeBy maxon The new 22mm diameter BLDC motor in maxon’s ECX PRIME series increases nominal torque to 69.1mNm with high-speed…
Pull Wires, Push Limits: Engineering Precision into Catheter NavigationOverview Designing and manufacturing precision steerable catheters for complex anatomies requires smart catheter design. Precision engineering plays a key role…
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Tiny, superelastic nitinol arms make this breakthrough surgical robot possible
Virtuoso Surgical’s robotic endoscopy system and its curved nitinol endoscopic surgical tools could change the standard of care for bladder lesion removal by enabling endoscopic en bloc tumor resection. Virtuoso’s electromechanical robotic system won FDA Breakthrough Device designation in 2025. More recently, FDA gave the system de novo authorization in October 2026 for obtaining bladder tissue…
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Reactive xPEI polymer enables high-temperature SLS printing
NEWS RELEASE: New reactive polymer technology enables SLS printing of high-temperature amorphous components BlueSky Polymers, Insight Polymers and ALM join forces to produce an SLS-printable reactive polyetherimide (xPEI) that offers design and process flexibility for high-temperature, high-performance engineering parts. Kingsport, Tenn. — BlueSky Polymers, Insight Polymers and Advanced Laser Materials (ALM) have developed an amorphous, reactive…
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Tiny, superelastic nitinol arms make this breakthrough surgical robot possible
Virtuoso Surgical’s robotic endoscopy system and its curved nitinol endoscopic surgical tools could change the standard of care for bladder lesion removal by enabling endoscopic en bloc tumor resection. Virtuoso’s electromechanical robotic system won FDA Breakthrough Device designation in 2025. More recently, FDA gave the system de novo authorization in October 2026 for obtaining bladder tissue…
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Tiny, superelastic nitinol arms make this breakthrough surgical robot possible
Virtuoso Surgical’s robotic endoscopy system and its curved nitinol endoscopic surgical tools could change the standard of care for bladder lesion removal by enabling endoscopic en bloc tumor resection. Virtuoso’s electromechanical robotic system won FDA Breakthrough Device designation in 2025. More recently, FDA gave the system de novo authorization in October 2026 for obtaining bladder tissue…
