Intravascular
The foundation of every intravascular medical device is a biocompatible polymer that is available in a variety of durometers for versatile application and readily accepts enhancing additives.Visibility of these biomedical polymers in the body via x-ray, known as radiopacity, is a common requirement for many intravascular devices. This is achieved by blending biocompatible radiopaque additives into medical grade plastics. Precise and homogeneous filler dispersion is critical to maintain processing and performance functionality. To treat different areas of the anatomy intravascular devices come in a variety of sizes, many of which are extremely small for difficult to print legible identifying text. Color coding of the biomedical polymer using medical pigments in the formulation is a common solution to this challenge.