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Tungsten-carbide cutter for the preparation of cardio-vascular stents
A stent is a vascular-wall prop. It is a lattice-
shaped tube made of stainless steel or nickel-
titanium. It serves to hold open constricted
coronary blood vessels and improves the flow
of blood through the vessels.
It is important in stent manufacture that the
cut end of any wire in the lattice is as flat as
possible, otherwise it will be necessary rework
the stents.
These side cutters have fine polished carbide
cutting blades to accurately cut the lattice and
reduce the need for rework.
High precision side cutter for cutting stainless wires
The 599TFO has wear resistant tungsten
carbide cutting edges and all round capability.
It is able to cut Vectran braided wires, fibre
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optics, Kevlar and small stainless steel braids
and wires.
A further application lies in telecommunica-
tions, i.e. working on fibre-optic cables,
Kevlar silks and piano wires.
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Vectran is a Trademark of Kurary Co., Ltd.
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Kevlar is a registered Trademark of E.I. Dupont de Nemours and Company
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