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Professional Plating Inc. has specialized in engineered coating solutions for the medical industry for more than 30 years. The company
works with customers from the prototype development stage through production to create custom electroplating solutions designed for
unique requirements. ProPlate® has pioneered metal plating innovations for applications such as braided catheters and radiopaque
markers, and continues to be an industry-leading electroplater.

Vizi-Band® is a radiopaque marker coating innovation. It is a proprietary metal coating process that atomically bonds directly to a catheter, guide wire, stent, or similar
component. The highly radiopaque and biocompatible metal coating can be selectively applied to any section of the desired component, with endless options for customization
depending on the application and intended use. Vizi-Band® is a replacement for traditional marker bands with potential performance and cost advantages.

Vizi-Band®- Radiopaque Marker Coating

Replace Traditional Marker Bands Reduce Material & Labor

Radiopaque Equal to Traditional Enhance Distal Tip Flexibility

Markers  Atomically Bonded Coating
Catheter Marker Bands
Potential Lower Profile Customized Shape & Design
Marker bands help with placement and guidance of catheters
Eliminate Dislodgement Placement
during medical procedures due to their radio-opaque properties.
A traditional marker band is a short, thin-walled tube machined
from gold or platinum that is mechanically crimped or swaged at
specific locations on a catheter to provide high levels of visibility
under an x-ray fluoroscope. This allows surgeons to precisely
locate the catheter placement deep within the body for
deployment of stents, balloons, and other devices.

The Challenge
Medical device manufacturing requires highly controlled
processes that meet stringent criteria. In order to provide
consistent radiopacity, ProPlate® had to determine the optimum
process solution. The other challenge for this project was the
precise placement at specific locations along the catheter or
similar component. The marker bands had to be selectively
placed at exact locations, with consistent and repeatable
results.
 The Engineered Solution
ProPlate® worked in order to achieve comparable radiopacity to traditional markers. A set of studies were conducted until ProPlate® was satisfied with the results.
Through these trials ProPlate® developed Vizi-Band®, a highly radiopaque and biocompatible metal coating that can be selectively applied to any area of the
desired component, with endless options for design and brightness customization. Custom tooling and masking were developed to ensure consistent and accurate
positioning of the Vizi-Band® marker coating along the catheter, guide wire, hypotube, stent or similar component. Vizi-Band® allows a manufacturer to reduce the
labor component of handling and attaching the traditional marker bands, reduce the cost of machining them from solid gold, and improve distal tip flexibility.
Vizi- Band® not only improved application performance by reducing the profile of the catheter, it eliminated the risk of traditional marker band dislodgement due to it
being atomically bonded to the component.

2015 Minnesota MedTech Week

Innovation Contest
Top 10 Finalist: Vizi-Band®
Vizi-Band: Radiopaque Markers Brochure
Download File 2015 MD&M West & UBM Canon
Supplier Innovation Challenge
Medical: Vizi-Band - Radiopaque Marker Coating - Case Study Top 10 Finalist: Vizi-Band®
Download File

2016 BIOMEDevice San Jose

Innovation Contest
Top 5 Finalist: Vizi-Band®

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