Better living with improved metals

BETTER LIVING WITH IMPROVED METALS
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Metals are generally considered as essential

for the health of people. Metals needed b a

human’s body in just the right amounts

include iron, copper, zinc, manganese,

molybdenum, chromium and selenium.

Metals are presently used to combat cancer,
other than which there are studies as well as
treatment methods to other diseases, which
include cardiac together with pulmonary
conditions, diabetes, neurological disorders,
renal diseases, stroke, genetic defects, aging and
other illnesses.

http://www.normas.com/ To fully sustain the health of people, many
professionals are finding better ways to make
this metals be fully beneficial and be take
advantage by people. ASTM international
standards help these experts in their continuing
search for improved quality life with the
enhancement of existing metals by following
the ASTM guidelines.

http://www.normas.com/ Aside from the good things men can acquire
from metals that are taken in to their bodies,
metals are also used in many medical processes
and operations to save people’s lives. Many
different medical equipment are invented with
the use of appropriate materials that are safe
for medicinal purposes and these are
specifically precious metals.

http://www.normas.com/ These precious metals used for special
equipment in the field of medicine must be
thoroughly tested. This can be properly done
with the aid of ASTM test methods. With the
employment of ASTM testing, correct metals
can be used in designing better medical tools.
The following are some of the important
medical devices that contain precious metals.

http://www.normas.com/ Catheters

Catheters are tubes that are flexible which are
inserted into the human body to drain or administer
gases or fluids, or to be used in surgical procedures
to aid other health instruments. Catheters are used
to support in the treatment along with the diagnosis
of heart conditions, like heart blockages or diseases.

http://www.normas.com/ As part of balloon angioplasty, catheters are

normally used to unclog arteries during treatment
or operation on the heart. The procedure consists
of balloon attachment to a catheter, which is then
blown up to clear the artery and also to crush
deposits of fats. To lead the catheter to the site of
the treatment, wires that are made of a precious
material, platinum, is being used.

http://www.normas.com/ In order to track the balloon’s location in the

body, small rings or marker bands, which are also
made of platinum are used on either side of it.
Pacemakers
Containing at least two platinum-iridium
electrodes, pacemakers are used in the treatment
and operation on heart disorders resulting in
irregular or slow heartbeat.

It is on those electrodes through which pulses of
electricity are sent out to put the heartbeat in the
correct stability. A pacemaker also uses those
electrodes that are attached to leads to send
electrical impulses to the muscled of the heart. The
leads are directly connected to the heart and they
run through the veins.

http://www.normas.com/ Electrodes made up of platinum are also seen in

pacemaker-like apparatuses which are used to
save people at danger of fatal disturbances in the
rhythm of the heart. A device known as Internal
Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) can be implanted
to minimize the risk by sending a substantial
electric charge to the patient’s heart as soon as it
recognizes a problem.

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