Case Study

NON - COMPLIANT BALLOON CATHETER TESTING

NON - COMPLIANT BALLOON CATHETER TESTING

NON-COMPLIANT BALLOON CATHETER TESTING Problem: The customer needed to perform 100% testing of a high variety of their PTCA (coronary angioplasty) balloon catheters for leakage. They had been pressurizing the non-compliant balloons to over 450 psig in purified water and having the operator observe the part for bubbles leaving the balloon area. The customer was unhappy with: •Operator subjectivity •No quantitative results •Limited leak locations t

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