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Zeus Launches Next-Generation Tubing for Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds
The New Absorv™ XSE Features Expanded Sizes, Improved Uniformity, and Customizable Properties
Zeus, a global leader in advanced polymer solutions, announced
recently that it has developed Absorv™ XSE oriented tubing, the newest
member of the company’s family of bioabsorbable products. Available
in a variety of resins and expanded size ranges, Absorv XSE provides
a highly customizable platform for design and offers an alternative to
metallic products implanted permanently in the human body.
“Our new Absorv XSE oriented tubing gives medical device
manufacturers another tool in their design toolkit,” noted Carl Liebert,
Director of Product Management at Zeus. “As our customers set out to
develop next-generation devices, this latest Zeus tubing platform helps
them expand the types of applications they address and produce better
overall designs.”
The versatility of Absorv XSE enables medical device manufacturers
to explore bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BRS) applications beyond
the treatment of coronary artery disease. Expanded applications within
the cardiovascular system, peripheral vascular system, Ear, Nose, and
Throat (ENT), and related 昀椀elds are now within reach.
By leveraging signi昀椀cant advancements in polymer processing, Zeus
offers the new, highly customizable Absorv™ XSE platform in multiple
polymer options and expanded size ranges. Through customization,
device engineers can con昀椀gure product properties to meet speci昀椀c
design requirements related to mechanical properties and absorption
pro昀椀les.
“The development of Absorv XSE required an in-depth approach,”
said James Lindsey III, Senior Research Engineer at Zeus. “By focusing
intently on structure-property relationships and application-speci昀椀c
morphology development, we were able to develop a truly novel
manufacturing process with new game-changing capabilities.”
previous generation of Absorv oriented tubing. These 昀椀ndings translate
to improved consistency, greater laser-cutting ef昀椀ciency, and more
predictable outcomes for design engineers.
“We developed Absorv XSE oriented tubing to address shortcomings
with 昀椀rst-generation bioresorbable vascular scaffolds. This next
evolution in bioresorbable device design gives device engineers more
ef昀椀cient and predictable options,” said Jason Fant, Product Manager at
Zeus. “With a combination of unmatched sizing, uniform wall thickness,
and tailored absorption pro昀椀les, Absorv XSE oriented tubing will allow
designers to replace metallic stents in a wider variety of procedures.”
QUICK FACTS
• Zeus has developed Absorv XSE oriented tubing, the newest member
of the company’s family of bioabsorbable products.
• The new Absorv XSE platform offers a high degree of customization
with multiple polymer options, a new expansive size range, and
the ability to tailor the mechanical and absorption properties for
speci昀椀c BRS applications.
• Designed for conversion into medical devices like bioresorbable
vascular scaffolds, Absorv XSE tubing offers an alternative to
metallic products implanted permanently in the human body.
• Enhanced wall thickness uniformity delivers improved consistency
and a more predictable platform for designing bioresorbable
vascular scaffolds.
For more information, visit www.zeusinc.com.
Medical device manufacturers can also rely on the dimensional
uniformity of Absorv XSE. Test results from MeKo MedTech, a business
unit of MeKo Manufacturing e.K. and global leader in precision laser
cutting, showed that longer lengths and improved wall thickness
uniformity throughout the length of Absorv XSE tubing resulted in
approximately 25% more usable scaffolds after laser cutting than the
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