News Release

AVICENNA TECHNOLOGY FEATURES MECHANICAL TUBE CUTTING.

Montevideo, Minn. / 12 August 2009—Avicenna Technology, an innovative manufacturer primarily serving the medical device industry with Laser, Mechanical, and Organizational Energy services, features mechanical tube cutting.

Avicenna’s mechanical machining services include polymer tube cutting, which offers a high-volume solution for medical device manufacturers seeking to transform raw material to custom components. Applications range from catheter assembly components and marker bands to strain relief jackets and spacers.

Raw materials can be in the form of either stick pieces or bulk spool. The particular materials Avicenna cuts include heat-shrink, urethanes, polyimide and silicone. One of the distinctive benefits of utilizing Avicenna’s mechanical tube cutting is the ability to attain tight tolerance tube components with no capital expenditure, factory overhead, and raw material inventory.

Avicenna uses Laser, Mechanical and Organizational Energy combined with sophisticated automation to prototype, plan, and manufacture products made from a wide range of materials. As an innovative manufacturer and solution provider, Avicenna bridges the technology-solution gap between customer ideas and commercialized products — products that change the way we live.