Dynatek Labs CDT-5 - Manual (Page 2)

CDT-5: The affordable durability tester for coated stents
The modular design of the patented 1 CDT-5 Coating Durability Tester from Dynatek Labs, Inc. offers
durability testing and real-time particle counts from coated and bare metal stents in a compact footprint.
The CDT-5 is an affordable durability tester for up to five stent samples in straight, curved or bifurcated
mock vessels, with the capability to count particles being shed by these stents in real time. The CDT-
5’s linear motor produces an adjustable bellows compression which allows for stent loading conditions
from physiological to accelerated testing rates of up to 150Hz. Samples can be tested at precisely
controlled test parameters, and samples are easily accessed at all times for visual inspection or high-
speed photography. Ideally suited for screening sample candidates in early stage stent research, the
CDT-5 offers unmatched flexibility. By allowing you to upgrade with an optional laser micrometer and
optional particle-capturing filters, the CDT-5 offers you the same technology as the workhorse CDT-20,
Dynatek’s 20-sample Coating Durability Tester, but with a significantly lower upfront investment.
Modular design keeps pace with your stent testing needs
The perfect low-to-medium throughput
platform
The CDT-5 features the technology of the CDT-20 while meeting the
need for a low-to-medium throughput. For young companies looking
to rapidly screen stent candidates, or established labs validating new
stent designs, the CDT-5 provides the most cost-effective solution.
Dynatek knows what’s important to you: affordability, flexibility and
cutting-edge science. With the CDT-5, you get them all.
Tremendous flexibility in a modular system
Dynatek’s CDT-5 was designed from the ground up to be a modular
system that can be upgraded to keep pace with your testing needs.
Up to five straight, curved or bifurcated tube configurations can be
tested under physiological to accelerated conditions produced by
compressible bellows driven by our proven linear motor.
Designed to support your lab’s current and future demands, the
CDT-5’s modular system allows for an upgrade with an optional laser
micrometer for accurate measurements of tube deflection. Looking
to characterize particles shed by your stent? The CDT-5 can also be
upgraded with an optional system that features an individual filter for
every tubing sample, allowing you to capture particles shed by each
stent in real time.
1 US Patent # 7,621,192 B2
“…knowing that we could upgrade
the CDT-5 to meet our changing
needs was an important factor in our
decision to acquire it…”
Validate your stent design easily
The CDT-5 allows you to count particles in real time, as they are being
shed by your stents. The particle counter detects and logs particle
size and quantity, displaying the counts on screen. Real time particle
counting is a critical tool in your stent design toolbox, helping you
understand your stent’s particle-shedding behavior.
Bifurcated samples being tested on the CDT-5
25 micron particle on a 10 micron filter membrane (lower left)
captured by the optional filter (lower right)