Flexible laser cut hypotubes are used in delivery systems for minimally invasive interventions due to their combination of push, trackability, torque and kink resistance.
These performance characteristics have established the hypotube as the device shaft of choice for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) procedure applications.
Recognising these superior performance benefits, medical device manufacturers have adopted flexible laser cut hypotubes in new procedure application areas, such as abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), neurology, peripheral vascular interventions and imaging.