Medical Murray continuously develops and manufactures innovative biomedical textiles and materials for Cardiovascular, Tissue Engineering, and other surgical applications. Most biomedical materials used in the development or manufacturing process are found in braided, knitted, woven, or non-woven forms, and have a variety of dimensional characteristics, shapes, and methods of attachment to the finished device.
Braided Materials
Braided structures can be used to reinforce catheter shafts, create sieves or filters, and be utilized as stents and structural frames for vessels.
They can feature high radial expansion and compaction, kink resistance, varying density, and mandrel profiles - or variable pushability, torquability, and hoop strength.
Medical Murray can manipulate many characteristics of the braided structure to suit your device's needs, such as the material, dimensions, pattern, wire count, closed ends, and pitch. We also sell pieces of nitinol and bioabsorbable braid on our online store - suitable for R&D and evaluation needs.
Knitted & Woven Materials
Knitted or woven materials are typically flat, tubular, or 3D structures sourced from our textile partners and processed into a finished device at Medical Murray.
These materials can vary in fabric density, yarn orientation, and flexibility, and can allow the inclusion of holes, reinforcement areas, and other customizations.
Medical Murray has integrated knitted and woven materials into a variety of medical devices, such as polyester stent grafts, hernia meshes, and structural heart implants.
Non-Woven Materials
Non-woven biomedical materials can be extruded, cast, or electrospun in the form of sheets, membranes, plugs, and tubes. We commonly utilize non-woven ePTFE and polyurethanes to cover stents and frames or to serve as a stand-alone implant while bioabsorbable polymers can be used in a variety of closure or tissue repair applications.
Our Medical Textiles Material Expertise
Medical Murray has extensive education and experience in selecting the optimal materials to use in disposable and implant medical devices and their delivery systems. We are continually working with new and innovative medical textile materials during our design and development process, and some of the materials we have worked with before include:
Nitinol
Stainless Steel (316 SS)
Polyester
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
Bioabsorbable Polymers
Braided
Nitinol
Stainless Steel (316 SS)
Polyester
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
Bioabsorbable Polymers
Knitted & Woven
Polyester
Polyurethane
Polypropylene
Polyethylene
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE)
Silicone
Natural Fibers
Non-Woven
Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE)
Polyurethane
Bioabsorbable Polymers
Silicone
Polycarbonate Urethane