Depending on the fluting model selected, the balloon can be folded into three, four, five, six or eight flutes. The balloon wrapping method is similar, where the blades wrap a folded balloon around a catheter shaft to minimize the diameter of the balloon catheter. The compact fixtures can be ordered with different lengths of folding blades that accommodate balloons from 1 cm to 14 cm long (models are available up to 25 cm long).
“The patent allows us to continue to innovate and deliver the most reliable solutions to our customers,” said Interface CEO Gary Curtis. “We have recently launched our dual fluting and wrapping machine the DFW-1000. The DFW-1000 provides simple set-up, top-loading, pivoting catheter platform, easy to program touch screen, interchangeable blade systems and fluter and wrapper modules with improved alignment.”
Interface Catheter Solutions is the only vertically integrated provider of outsourced solutions for balloon catheter manufacturing, according to the company. Interface has been solely focused on the balloon catheter market since 1995 and continually sets industry standards through process and equipment advancements in balloon catheter manufacturing.