Process: stents cut from tube, typically less than 1-2mm in diameter, using solid state laser
Industrial sector: Medical equipment
Material: Nitinol
Other notes: cardio-vascular stents are implanted inside blood vessels and then expanded by balloon angioplasty. The stent acts like a scaffold to hold the vessel open to permit blood flow.
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