Seal Beach, CA—Design changes to an innovative surgical instrument known as the Rotablator should result in reduced expense and time for certain heart surgeries. The savings are part of an effort that added operational capability to the device while also making it easier to manufacture. Critical enhancements include a completely revised assembly process that replaced most adhesive joints with snap fits, redesigned bearings, and a new detachable catheter that allows a single Rotablator power unit to do a job formerly performed by several.
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