Kramer H W
InnerCool Therapies, San Diego, California, USA.
Med Device Technol. 2001 Nov;12(9):16-9.
Catheter design and the manufacture of microbore tubing require a scientific process in which every design and process component, as well as their interactions, must be fully understood. Attention to detail on the design part and the extrusion/manufacturing part is essential. Less than optimum designs may cause a product not to be competitive and not to do well after its introduction to the market. An extrusion/manufacturing process that is not robust may result in low product manufacturing yields and product failures in the field. Resources spent up-front to ensure a competitive and robust product are always cost-effective.
导管设计和微管制造需要一个科学的过程，在此过程中，每个设计和工艺组件及其相互作用都必须被充分理解。在设计部分和挤出/制造部分注重细节至关重要。设计欠佳可能导致产品缺乏竞争力，进入市场后表现不佳。一个不稳定的挤出/制造工艺可能会导致产品制造良率低以及产品在实际应用中出现故障。前期投入资源以确保产品具有竞争力和稳定性始终是具有成本效益的。
