Zeus develops new Absorv XSE tubing
Advanced polymer specialist Zeus 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 customisable platform for design and offers an alternative to metallic products implanted permanently in the human body.
Carl Liebert, director of product management at Zeus, said: “Our new Absorv XSE oriented tubing gives medical device manufacturers another tool in their design toolkit. 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 fields are now within reach.
By leveraging significant advancements in polymer processing, Zeus offers the new, highly customisable Absorv XSE platform in multiple polymer options and expanded size ranges. Through customisation, device engineers can configure product properties to meet specific design requirements related to mechanical properties and absorption profiles.
James Lindsey III, senior research engineer at Zeus, said: “The development of Absorv XSE required an in-depth approach. By focusing intently on structure-property relationships and application-specific morphology development, we were able to develop a truly novel manufacturing process with new game-changing capabilities.”
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 previous generation of Absorv oriented tubing. These findings translate to improved consistency, greater laser-cutting efficiency, and more predictable outcomes for design engineers.
Jason Fant, product manager at Zeus, said: “We developed Absorv XSE oriented tubing to address shortcomings with first-generation bioresorbable vascular scaffolds. This next evolution in bioresorbable device design gives device engineers more efficient and predictable options. With a combination of unmatched sizing, uniform wall thickness, and tailored absorption profiles, Absorv XSE oriented tubing will allow designers to replace metallic stents in a wider variety of procedures.”