Norman Noble, Inc., Highland Heights, Ohio, announced in February 2026 the addition of engineering design services to its medical-implant manufacturing portfolio. The new offering supports customers developing implantable devices that require advanced laser machining of nitinol, cobalt-chromium, titanium, and other high-performance alloys, and lets device makers partner with Norman Noble at the earliest stages of... View Article

JenaValve Technology, Irvine, California, received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval on March 23, 2026 for the Trilogy Heart Valve System for the treatment of symptomatic severe aortic regurgitation in patients deemed at high or greater risk for surgical aortic valve replacement. Trilogy is the first and only transcatheter heart valve approved in the United... View Article

W. L. Gore & Associates, Newark, Delaware, announced on January 6, 2026 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the GORE VIABAHN FORTEGRA Venous Stent for the treatment of deep venous disease in the inferior vena cava (IVC), iliac, and iliofemoral veins. The device is the first stent approved in the United States... View Article

Confluent Medical Technologies, Fremont, California, announced the opening of its Nitinol Wire Center of Excellence in Hyderabad, India on May 4, 2026 — the opening day of the SMST 2026 Conference and Exposition in La Jolla. The new 26,000-square-foot facility doubles the company’s nitinol wire output and provides a dedicated location for nitinol wire manufacturing,... View Article

Fort Wayne Metals, Fort Wayne, Indiana, received Medtronic’s 2025 Supplier Innovation Excellence Award for its nitinol melt program, which Medtronic recognized for strengthening global supply chain resilience and supporting the advancement of life-improving medical technologies. Fort Wayne Metals is a fully integrated nitinol supplier, controlling every step of the manufacturing process from ingot melting through... View Article

Dynalloy Inc., Irvine, California, announced the transfer of its Flexinol actuator wire technology, equipment, personnel, and know-how to support vertical integration at one of the world’s largest providers of insulin pump delivery products. The agreement also includes exclusivity for direct-to-human drug delivery applications. Flexinol actuator wires are made of nickel-titanium shape memory alloy and contract... View Article

nteger Holdings Corporation, Plano, Texas, showcased its latest advancements in neuromodulation and next-generation miniaturized active implantable medical devices at the North American Neuromodulation Society Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, January 22-25, 2026. The company highlighted the Xcellion Gen 3 Fast Charge lithium ion battery, which delivers best-in-class runtime and can recharge in as little as... View Article

Cirtec Medical, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, has received the first commercial batch of Stereax solid-state battery electrodes from Ilika, Southampton, United Kingdom, for Stereax M300 production. The delivery fulfills the first revenue-generating order under a commercial supply arrangement initiated in January 2026. The electrodes will support Stereax M300 batteries used in validation and customer sampling across... View Article

Smith+Nephew, Watford, United Kingdom, announced an exclusive US distribution agreement with RMR Ortho to add the A’TOMIC Nitinol Fixation System to its Trauma, Foot & Ankle, and Hand & Wrist portfolio. The A’TOMIC system leverages proprietary manufacturing methods and the unique properties of nitinol to provide compressive fixation implants featuring a wide bridge with barbed,... View Article

Five leading companies in the medical device industry have launched the PRIME project, a strategic initiative dedicated to advancing the consistency, scalability, and performance of nitinol materials. PRIME, which stands for PRoficient Ingot Material Evaluation, brings together deep technical expertise from every stage of the nitinol value chain. The founding members are Fort Wayne Metals... View Article