title: Angioplasty catheters: manufacturing and material problems addressed.
abstract: This article describes a project to determine the causes of a high failure rate in one manufacturer's percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty catheters. Recommendations for optimal production are outlined.
authors.affiliation: Westphal Beachside Consultants Inc., Satellite Beach, Florida, USA. wbc-inc@earthlink.net
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Westphal
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000032:analysis*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D004868:Equipment Failure; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D011108:Polymers / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011108:Polymers