Catheter Tipping With Induction

Ambrell has offered catheter tipping solutions for the medical industry since 1986. Our expertise in developing these applications is applied by medical instrument manufacturers worldwide.

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Catheter Tipping With Induction

Ambrell has offered catheter tipping solutions for the medical industry since 1986. Our expertise in developing these applications is applied by medical instrument manufacturers worldwide.

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Induction catheter tipping Benefits 

  • Meets tight production tolerances with precise localized heat to small areas creating pinpoint accuracy

  • Increases production rates with faster heating cycles

  • Reduces defect rates with repeatable, reliable heat

  • Eliminates variability from operator-to-operator, shift-to-shift

  • Maintains metallurgical characteristics of the individual metals

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Free Induction catheter tipping Application Notes


image: Fuse thermoplastic catheter tubesFuse thermoplastic catheter tubes

Heating of the mandrel is from the inside out providing a smooth finish on the outside of the assemblies.

image: Heating Catheter Tipping DieHeating Catheter Tipping Die

To heat an aluminum catheter tipping die to above 2850F within 2 to 5 seconds for the forming of catheter material.

image: Heating a catheter tipping dieHeating a catheter tipping die

A two turn plate concentrator coil is used to heat the die. To measure the temperature on the ID and establish the time-to-temperature relationship...

image: Molding a teflon catheter tipMolding a teflon catheter tip

Heat a water-cooled steel mandrel to 700°F (371ºC) to form a high quality Teflon catheter tip.

image: Plastic Reflow With Catheter TubingPlastic Reflow With Catheter Tubing

Heat a metal braid in a plastic catheter tube to 250°F (121.1ºC) so that another catheter tube can be bonded to it.

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