NiTi Components
Unlock the full potential of NiTi
MeKo has been a pioneer in stent manufacturing. Today, because of our profound expertise and our technological leadership, we are one of the main suppliers for NiTi components like stents and valves worldwide.
MeKo is your specialist for NiTi components
Our high-precision laser cutting combined with a reliable shape setting process ensures perfect geometry and consistent mechanical properties for the manufacturing of your NiTi devices.
Perfect geometry
Highest surface quality
Highest surface quality
Superior corrosion resistance
100 % visual inspection
100 % visual inspection
Manufacturing of NiTi Components
Our manufacturing processes are adapted to applications like heart valve frames, coronary, neurovascular, peripheral and biliary stents, baskets, …
Manufacturing Services
MeKo‘s in-house inspection and measuring instruments for material properties guarantee highest material quality. For the development of your device, we support you with modeling, simulation and design improvement.
Rapid Prototyping for NiTi Components
When time is at a premium: Thanks to the 24/7 manufacturing and our rapid prototyping, orders can be processed within short time. We ship your components worldwide.
MeKo's Manufacturing Processes
Laser Cutting
Our laser machines enable cutting and drilling with a precision of up to ±2 µm.
- Highest cutting quality with lowest heat impact to the material.
- Nearly no limitations in cutting length and tube diameter.
- Cutting stents in the expanded shape (thin wall tubing with large diameters).
- Extremely precise measuring techniques.
- Proprietary cleaning processes.
Shape Setting
Most demanding geometries are realized with our advanced shape setting tools.
- Accurately controlled heating cycles ensure reliable transformation temperature (Af) settings and precise shape settings.
- Af temperature testing with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), tensile and radial force resistance measurements.
- Bend and free recovery (BFR) test is a non-destructive, computer-assisted way to accurately measure the active Af temperature of sensitive geometries.
Electropolishing
Homogeneous and constant material removal through our optimized electropolishing processes.
- Widely adjustable range of material removal.
- No contact marks.
- Round strut edges on the inner and the outer side of the device.
Passivation
Surface passivation enhances biocompatibility. Results meet and exceed the corrosion resistance requirements of ASTM 2129.
Marker Crimping
Radiopaque markers enable X-ray visibility of the devices. We offer highly precise pressing and welding for materials like Ta, Au, Pt, Pt-Ir.
Superior Inspection
100 % visual inspection ensures perfect quality. We offer manual and automated dimensional and topography inspections with stereo and telecentric microscopes, scanning electron microscopes (SEM), CLSM etc.
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NiTi - the ideal alloy for medical devices
Nickel titanium (NiTi - also known as Nitinol) is an ideal alloy for many medical components due to its superelasticity, shape memory, strength and corrosion resistance.
