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Jimalu Medical


Marker Band Specification Is a Manufacturing Question, Not Just a Material Question
Engineers specifying marker bands for catheters, guidewires, and implantable devices tend to spend most of their decision time on material selection. Platinum, platinum-iridium, gold, tantalum. Atomic number, density, radiopacity curves, biocompatibility records. The material conversation is the conversation. It is also, by and large, the easier part of the problem. The harder part — and the one that more often determines whether a marker band program runs cleanly or fights i
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