How Does Precision Laser Micromachining Enable the Micron-Level Revolution in Vascular Stents?
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2025-12-22 04:52
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In the field of vascular interventional therapy, the performance of a stent directly determines the prognosis for millions of patients. An ideal stent must provide sufficient radial strength while maintaining ultimate flexibility, achieving a perfect balance for endothelialization through its precise mesh structure. Today, one of the core technologies driving this field forward ishigh-precision laser micromachining.
Wewei Tech, with its advanced precision manufacturing platform, is becoming a reliable partner for global medical device companies in this critical process. Our laser machining service is far more than simple "cutting"; it is a systems engineering project integrating materials science, thermodynamic control, and micron-level precision.
1. Beyond the "Heat-Affected Zone": Preserving the Material's Innate Properties
For stent materials—especially Nitinol—their exceptional superelasticity and shape memory effect are the core of their clinical value. However, conventional laser cutting creates aHeat-Affected Zone, leading to local lattice changes, micro-cracks, or altered phase transformation temperatures, which severely compromise the stent's fatigue life.
Wewei Tech's core advantage lies in itsproprietary ultra-short pulse laser and dynamic cooling processes. By delivering extremely high energy to the material within an ultra-short time (picosecond/nanosecond level), we achieve a near-cold machining effect. Thisminimizes the HAZ, eliminates slag and thermal stress, perfectly preserving the original mechanical properties of high-performance materials like Nitinol, thereby ensuring the long-term safety of the stent post-implantation from the source.
2. Micron-Level Geometrical Freedom: Enabling Innovative Design
Modern stent designs are increasingly complex, from special mesh structures for bifurcation lesions to drug-coating grooves promoting endothelial healing, all demanding nanometer-level machining precision.
Wewei Tech's laser machining systems can consistently achieve cutting accuracy of±5 micronsand process fine struts as narrow as30-50 micronson tubing with wall thicknesses of just100 microns. This capability grants R&D engineers unprecedenteddesign freedom, enabling them to translate the most advanced biomechanical design concepts into innovative, mass-producible products with consistent performance.
3. From Prototype to Mass Production: A One-Stop Solution
We understand the long journey from design drawings to a registered product. Wewei Tech providesfull-processtechnical support:
- Front-end Consultation: Offering optimal machining process solutions based on the stent's target vessel (coronary, neuro, peripheral), mechanical requirements, and material (Nitinol, Cobalt-Chromium L605/MP35N, 316L Stainless Steel).
- Precision Machining: Executing key steps like laser cutting and "V" link separation for coronary stents.
- Post-Processing: Providing professional surface treatment services like electropolishing and sandblasting for smooth surfaces to reduce thrombogenicity.
- Quality Assurance: Conducting 100% inspection of critical dimensions using high-precision microscopes and optical comparators, ensuring every stent meets stringent drawings and standards.
Choosing Wewei Tech means gaining not just a machining service provider, but an engineering partner dedicated toturning innovative medical concepts into reality with cutting-edge manufacturing processes.
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