What to Know Before Starting a Guidewire Grinding Project

medical guidewire with penny for scale

  Guidewire grinding is a specialized process for achieving extremely small diameters and intricate configurations for life-saving devices. The process requires incredible knowledge and skill to ensure part accuracy and cost-effectiveness. With both lives and profits on the line, guidewire grinding can often be a high-stakes project management endeavor.  If you’re overseeing a high-stakes guidewire […]

How We Successfully Produced Life-Saving Bend-Free Vascular Guidewires When Others Failed

artistic rendering of vascular system in chest (where medical guidewires may be used)

When a Salt Lake City-based biotechnology firm approached us in 2019, they were working with our competitor to help them manufacture specialty neurovascular guidewires, a critical device component designed for two stroke intervention procedures: thrombectomy and endovascular coiling. Upon reconnecting with them a year later, the firm revealed that their current vendor was struggling to […]