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We are developing surgical equipment (device which holds cardiovascular guidewire) and planning to use brass material as holder. The main question is brass a suitable material for such use? I find it antibacterial but not biocompatible. The contact with patient would be indirect contact with blood (according ISO 10993-1). This part is single use, thus we do not want to use expensive materials (titanium, cobal alloys, etc.), maybe there are alternatives? The main requirement is metal should be soft which allows easy processing. Maybe there is medical grade brass?
We are developing surgical equipment (device which holds cardiovascular guidewire) and planning to use brass material as holder. The main question is brass a suitable material for such use? I find it antibacterial but not biocompatible. The contact with patient would be indirect contact with blood (according ISO 10993-1). This part is single use, thus we do not want to use expensive materials (titanium, cobal alloys, etc.), maybe there are alternatives? The main requirement is metal should be soft which allows easy processing. Maybe there is medical grade brass?