packaging mandrel

English translation: A mandrel used for packaging

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English term or phrase:	packaging mandrel
Selected answer:	A mandrel used for packaging
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18:35 Aug 11, 2016

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Medical - Medical: Instruments / microcatheter

English term or phrase: packaging mandrel

Could you please help me with understanding with this term - packaging mandrel.
Specialy expression packaging
Is it - set of mandrel (or kit)?
OR
Package in which mandrel is located, or something else...
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Using the packaging tray, wet the hydrophilic outer shaft of the microcatheter.
2. Remove packaging mandrel from microcatheter tip and discard. If desired, a secondary shape proximal to the pre-shaped tip
may be formed by following the secondary shaping instructions provided.
Caution: The packaging mandrel is not intended for reuse. The packaging mandrel is not intended for use inside the
human body.

Contents
One (1) Pre-Shaped Microcatheter
One (1) Packaging Mandrel
One (1) Steam Shaping Mandrel
One (1) Peel Away Introducer
One (1) Steam Shaping Instruction Card

Warning: Shaping mandrel is not intended for use inside the human body.
1. Remove packaging mandrel from microcatheter tip and discard.
2. Remove shaping mandrel from packaging card and insert mandrel’s entire working length into microcatheter’s distal lumen.
Flush or dip microcatheter tip into heparinized normal saline to aid mandrel movement.
3. Bend working length of shaping mandrel, proximal to the shaped distal tip, to desired shape.

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A mandrel used for packaging

Explanation:
http://www.zeusinc.com/industries/medical

http://meddevice.blogspot.com.es/2011/08/tech-talk-catheter-...

If packaged with a mandrel, remove the mandrel from the microcatheter.

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=s5pmnqtmSZ0C&pg=PA277&lp...

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Note added at 37 mins (2016-08-11 19:13:18 GMT)
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Most flow-directed microcatheters are packaged with a long mandrel that can be used to stiffen the catheter and allow insertion through the RHV into the guide catheter.

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=aUh1JA82zCMC&pg=PA276&lp...

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Helena Chavarria
Spain
Local time: 12:40

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A mandrel used for packaging

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