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Ulbrich Expands Materials Offering To Medical Equipment Manufacturers

8/13/2004 - Stainless steel wire in the microscopic cross sections used in catheter related diagnostic procedures is the latest in a long line of specialty materials supplied to medical equipment manufacturers by Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals of North Haven, CT.

Manufactured by the company's division, Ulbrich Precision Flat Wire LLC of Westminster, SC, the wire is available in widths as narrow as .0025 inch
and in thicknesses starting at .0003 inch. The wire is drawn from high quality domestic and imported grades of stainless steel rod and tempered to achieve the desired torque, column strength and multiple curve capabilities required for braided stainless steel shaft tubing. Tolerances of + or - .0001 inch are held for gauge, + or - .0003 inch for width.

From its headquarters operation in Connecticut and its three regional service centers, Ulbrich produces stainless steel strip for such medical device applications as staple guns, endoscopic suturing and cutting devices and other minimally invasive surgical instruments. The company also supplies titanium strip for pacemakers, defibrillators and implantable devices.

Ulbrich Shaped Wire LLC, also located in North Haven CT, produces shaped wire cross sections in a wide variety of metals, including Nitinol. For more information, contact us at:

Ulbrich Stainless Steel & Special Metals
57 Dodge Avenue
North Haven, CT 06473
(800) 243-1676 toll free

info@ulbrich.com
www.ulbrich.com