Microfabrica Introduces Set of Miniature 'Building Blocks' for Minimally-Invasive Medical Devices

1-mm turbine, miniaturized 'car jack,' and micro-chainmail demonstrate the company's ultra-precision EFAB manufacturing technology
VAN NUYS, Calif., Dec. 18, 2007 -- Microfabrica Inc. will introduce at Medical Design & Manufacturing West a set of highly-miniaturized 'building blocks' which designers of minimally-invasive medical devices can use to develop innovative new products. Water-powered turbines just over 1 mm in diameter which spin at 120,000 revolutions per minute, millimeter-scale 'car jack'-like expanders, ultra-flexible micro-chainmail metal fabric, micro-needles, miniature ratchets, hinges, slides, and springs, and multi-lumen metal shapes are among the building blocks to be featured. Enabled by the company's unique EFAB manufacturing technology, these building blocks - and devices based on them - will be on display in Booth 466, Hall E, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA, January 29-31, 2008.

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