Webinar Recording: Design Considerations for Complex Laser Cut and Welded Components
Maintaining structural integrity of complex laser cut and welded component designs that must navigate tortuous paths in the body is critical. Join VitalPath’s precision laser component and complex catheter specialists as they explore how to best approach new component designs, evaluate performance characteristics, material considerations, and testing, all with the full delivery catheter in mind.
In this webinar, you will learn about:
- Nitinol laser cut hypotubes with shape set characteristics.
- Long, continuous laser cut hypotubes.
- Unique pull ring assemblies.
- Delivery catheter requirements.
- Prototyping, DFM, and full-scale manufacturing.
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*The link to the recording will appear after you click “Watch Now” and will also be emailed to you.
Meet the Presenters
Tom Brinkman, R&D Engineering Manager
Tom Brinkman has 30 years of experience from process development to design for manufacturability, new product development and R&D for CDMOs as well as OEMs. With a history of progressive engineering leadership positions at VitalPath, Hutchinson Technology, and Olympus, much of Tom’s focus has been dedicated to the design, development, and manufacture of components and micro components. At VitalPath, Tom brings his unique depth of knowledge related to materials and design considerations to OEM customer partnerships to ensure complex components function as intended as part of the full catheter device.
Katherine Soojian, Senior R&D Manager
Kate Soojian’s 17 plus years of experience in the design, development and manufacturing of minimally invasive catheter-based devices at medical OEMs and CDMOs gives her a unique perspective and approach to new product development. As Senior R&D Manager at VitalPath, Kate leads a team of engineers who creatively approach the unique challenges of their medical OEM customers’ as they partner to bring devices for novel applications to market. Previously, she held engineering leadership positions at Creganna Medical, Hologic, Teleflex Medical, CRI, Aria CV, MIVI Neuroscience, and Viatar CTC Solutions.
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