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Tech Note: Confluent Medical Technologies’ Continued Commitment to Equipment Business

For over 20 years, Confluent Medical Technologies (formerly Interface Catheter Solutions and NDC) has been committed to providing customers with the most innovative and comprehensive line of equipment for balloon…

May 27, 2016

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Tech Note: Confluent Medical Technologies Expands Manufacturing to Support New Customer Programs

Confluent Medical Technologies, a leading contract manufacturer of specialized Nitinol devices, balloon catheters and guidewires, has expanded its Costa Rica manufacturing operations to accommodate increased customer demand for finished medical…

April 6, 2016

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Tech Note: FDA Study on the Effects of Oxide Layer Thickness and Composition on Corrosion in Nitinol Medical Devices

NDC is conducting an ongoing study in conjunction with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to understand the effects of oxide layer composition and radial compression on corrosion resistance…

November 11, 2015

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Tech Note: Optimized Balloon Catheter Design Development with Interface Catheter Solutions

Interface Catheter Solutions specializes in complicated balloon and balloon catheter designs involving new materials for a multitude of minimally invasive applications throughout the body. Our team of diverse technology engineers…

October 5, 2015

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Tech Note: NDC Supplies Cost Effective Hypotubes for Delivery Systems

NDC produces cost effective Nitinol hypotube catheter shafts specifically used in manufacturing delivery systems for devices such as those used in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm (TAA)…

August 28, 2015

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NDC Tech Note: Highlights from SMST 2015

The Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies (“SMST”) Conference 2015, held in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom from May 18th – 22nd, featured a broad array of topics relevant to the medical device…

June 5, 2015

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NDC Tech Note: NDC’s Turn-Key Guidewire Operation

Since 2010, NDC has produced high-performing interventional guidewires for peripheral vascular, cardiovascular, endovascular, gastrointestinal, neurovascular and urology applications. Manufactured at NDC Costa Rica by a dedicated team of experts, NDC…

May 19, 2015

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NDC Tech Note: The International Conference on Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies (SMST) May 18th – 22nd, 2015

The International Conference on Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies will take place in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom from May 18th – 22nd. SMST brings together a diverse group of worldwide experts…

May 6, 2015

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NDC Tech Note: High Volume, Low Cost Manufacturing with NDC Costa Rica

Costa Rica is home to more than 60 medical device companies, including Medtronic, Abbott, Boston Scientific, Volcano and Hologic. Due to its highly educated workforce, competitive operating costs and tax…

April 7, 2015

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NDC Tech Note: New study shows NDC’s innovative Nitinol etching process has superior fatigue resistance

A study released in January 2015 shows that components etched with NDC’s new proprietary chemical etching process demonstrate superior fatigue resistance at 10 million cycles compared to parts etched with…

March 10, 2015

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