Flexible shaft provider highlights latest medical solutions

Designer and manufacturer of flexible shafts S.S. White Technologies, is highlighting its latest solutions for medical applications.

Flexible shafts transmit rotary motion much like a solid shaft, but can be curved over, under, and around areas in ways a solid shaft cannot. Flexible shafts are used in a variety of medical applications, such as in handheld flexible screwdrivers and flexible drills used in surgery, in laparoscopic and endoscopic surgical equipment, in robotic assisted surgery technology such as the Da Vinci surgical system, and in breast biopsy.

Applications using S.S. White Flexible Shafts include;

• AAA - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
• Minuscular Tear Repair System
• Heart Valve Repair
• Hand Held Screw Driver
• Contrast Dye Injection
• Breast Biopsy
• Transesophageal echocardiogram
• Bariatric Surgery
• Lasik Surgery

Flexible shafts are commonly used in surgical applications, especially in surgical power tools and tools used in minimally invasive procedures. These shafts are typically manufactured from stainless steel or phosphor bronze.

S.S. White provides flexible shaft assemblies as part of a custom solution. Every procedure in which a flexible shaft is used is different, and S.S. White not only manufactures the flexible shafts, but also provides the technical expertise to create bespoke solutions.