A major healthcare company approached MICRO with the need to develop a titanium ligating clip that had a challenging design. The titanium wire used to form the clip was virtually bent back upon itself on a .014” arbor resulting in cracking of the product.

MICRO developed a process whereby each clip is laser zone annealed to a precise temperature which allows the necessary bending to be performed and thereby eliminate cracking. Furthermore, each clip has seven dimensions which are 100% optically and functionally tested in-line.

As a result of this successful production process, MICRO has become the leading supplier of Titanium and stainless steel ligating clips in the world and has never had a quality issue in the hundreds of millions it has shipped.