Videos of Balloon Catheter Pleating & Folding Equipment Operations

FFS700S VIDEO: [ >> Operation Video ]
WORKSTATION VIDEO: [ >> Operation Video ]

The FFS equipment has three main working modules – the machine base, the pleat head, and the fold head – that provide varying levels of automation and process controls depending on the model.

Angioplasty or stent delivery balloons are first processed in the pleat head, which evenly divides the balloon into equal sized lobes and gives the pleats a unique, curved shape using our proprietary Wavepleat™ Technology mechanism. The fold head then compresses the balloon radially to efficiently wrap the pleats against the catheter shaft providing some of the tightest balloon profiles obtainable today.

Advantages of the MSI FFS equipment include:
• Substantially reduced process cycle times.
• Uniform, repeatable, longitudinal pleat geometry including the balloon tapers.
• Consistent balloon unfolding during stent deployment.
• Optimized folded balloon profiles.
• May influence rewrap, depending on balloon material and thickness.