
Metrology for stent manufacturing advantages
Improve quality. Increase yields. Reduce costs.
Shipping a medical device that doesn't meet specifications can create a life-threatening situation. Sierra systems provide high-speed metrology and fast defect detection to ensure that your production line is in control.
STENT MEASUREMENT PRODUCTS
Sierra Dimensional
For more than 15 years, Sierra Dimensional has been the leader in automated stent metrology. Sierra Dimensional is easy to operate and supports all key measurements required in stent manufacturing. The vast majority of the world's stents are produced by Sierra Dimensional users.
MARKETS:
- Stent R&D
- Stent manufacturing
APPLICATIONS:
- Coronary stent measurement
- Endovascular stent measurement
MATERIALS:
- Stainless steel
- Nitinol (nickel titanium)
Sierra VDI
Sierra VDI has all of the stent measurement capabilities of the Sierra Dimensional system. In addition, it can detect functional and cosmetic defects over the entire outer diameter of coronary and endovascular stents—not just selected locations.
MARKET:
- Stent R&D
- Stent manufacturing
APPLICATIONS:
- Coronary stent measurement and defect detection
- Endovascular stent measurement and defect detection
MATERIALS:
- Stainless steel
- Nitinol (nickel titanium)

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