Through many years of experience gained in the production of guidewires along with state-of-the-art production equipment, EPflex is able to provide premium guidewires with consistently high quality. In cooperation with suppliers, EPflex is capable of producing any customized modifications if requested.
Standard
Standard Plus
» Welded connection
» Uncoated available
» Favourable production capability
» High tensile strength
» Constriction fracture
» Longer stiff joint
» Optimum tensile strength
» Flattened core > high tip flexibility
coil material
» stainless steel
core material
» Nitinol
» Nitinol high plateau
» Nitinol linear elastic
coatings
» uncoated
» PTFE
» gold plated
Premium
Premium Plus
» Glued connection
» Only coated available
» Complex manufacturing
» High tensile strength
» Constriction fracture
» Short stiff joint
» Optimum tensile strength
» Flattened core > high tip flexibility
coil material
» stainless steel
core material
» Nitinol
» Nitinol high plateau
» Nitinol linear elastic
coatings
» PTFE
» gold plated
tensile test profile
Stress-strain-curve - Material comparison
