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MD&M West: 10 technologies you should know

February 13, 2018 By Chris Newmarker

10. Ultra-small, peelable heat shrink tubing

[Image courtesy of Junkosha]

Japan-based Junkosha was at MD&M West with an ultra-small, peelable heat shrink tubing for laminating coating to tiny guide wires. Recovered ID’s can be as small as 0.009 in. The guide wires are used in heart and brain vessel navigation.

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Chris Newmarker is the executive editor of WTWH Media life science's news websites and publications including MassDevice, Medical Design & Outsourcing and more. A professional journalist of 18 years, he is a veteran of UBM (now Informa) and The Associated Press whose career has taken him from Ohio to Virginia, New Jersey and, most recently, Minnesota. He’s covered a wide variety of subjects, but his focus over the past decade has been business and technology. He holds bachelor’s degrees in journalism and political science from Ohio State University. Connect with him on LinkedIn or email at cnewmarker@wtwhmedia.com.