Medical device manufacturing presents challenges due to the critical nature of the product and the drive in the industry to miniaturize the products while added additional complexity. Digital Realtime X-ray (DR) and Computed Tomography (CT) have proven to be invaluable tools to insure the quality of the products, investigate failures and to assist in product development.

• Common uses are failure analysis, product development, metrology and first-article inspection
• Common products are pulse generators, pacemakers, catheters, needles and syringes, surgical staples, leads, orthopedic implants