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Endoscopy

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Fort Wayne Metals provides wire strands and cable for devices used in endoscopic and minimally invasive surgical procedures. We have extensive experience designing wires and assemblies for both reusable and disposable devices—and for products that function mechanically, electrically, or both.

Fort Wayne Metals offers your product designers maximum freedom and a wide selection of alloys and processes. At Fort Wayne Metals, manufacturing may utilize automated machinery or be conducted under prototype conditions.

Products

Endoscopy products utilizing Fort Wayne Metals wire strands and cable systems include devices to:

  • Treat GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)
  • Perform biopsies
  • Retrieve gallstones
  • Retrieve foreign objects from the airway
  • Stop internal bleeding
  • Support colon exams
  • Open strictures of digestive tract and airway

Alloys

All of the drawn wire materials we work with can be used in strands and cables. Our engineering staff can assist you in determining the appropriate alloy for your strand or cable application depending on your requirements for biocompatibility, strength, fatigue life, flexibility, torque ability, radiopacity and other criteria. Here are some examples of medical grade materials commonly used for strand and cable systems: