Closed Loop Take-Back for Stent Catheters — Solved.

Get stent catheters back, recover nitinol, platinum & stainless steel, and meet compliance across global markets — without operational headaches.


 • Chain-of-custody • Audit-grade traceability • Digital Platform • Audited Partners
  

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Recycling solutions for Stent Catheters

Stent catheters are essential single-use medical devices in interventional cardiology, but their complex material composition and strict sterility requirements create disposal challenges. With millions used annually, healthcare facilities need compliant pathways to recover valuable materials like nitinol and stainless steel while meeting medical waste regulations.

With Resourcify, manufacturers can run compliant take-back programs that:

Recover high-value materials
Reduce disposal costs and material purchasing costs by up to 35%
Meet regulation obligations with audit-grade reporting

What's Inside a Stent Catheter?

Most catheter systems are compact, but material-rich. A typical unit contains:

Stainless Steel
35%
Guidewire core and structural components
Nitinol
25%
Shape memory alloy for stent framework
Medical Polymers
20%
Catheter shaft and balloon materials
Tungsten
8%
Radiopaque markers for visualization
Platinum
5%
Radiopaque coil markers
Other
7%
Lubricants, coatings, packaging

This composition, especially the nitinol and platinum, makes stent catheters ideal candidates for structured take-back programs.

Stent Catheter Recycling Process: Step by Step

Recycling sounds simple — doing it consistently and compliantly across regions is complex. Resourcify sets up and runs scalable take-back programs worldwide, connecting companies, processors, dismantlers, logistics and recyclers in one platform.

Medical Waste Collection

Secure collection from healthcare facilities following medical waste protocols and chain of custody documentation.

Sterilization & Decontamination

Autoclaving and chemical treatment to eliminate biological contamination before processing begins.

Material Disassembly

Systematic breakdown to separate metal components, polymers, and electronic elements for targeted recovery.

Metal Recovery & Refining

Advanced metallurgy to extract and purify precious metals like platinum and specialty alloys like nitinol.

Total Recovery / Year
0
Market value of materials

Value Beyond Materials

Access to materials
secure supply chain
Lower material costs
save big money
Sell more products
brand differentiation

About Resourcify

We help some of the world's largest companies close the loop on products and materials, getting them back at end of life for remanufacturing, recycling, and reusing. We provide the digital infrastructure and certified network to design, run, and scale global take-back programs:

Get Your Materials Back

High recycling rates

• Verified recovery streams
• Digital certificates
• Full chain-of-custody

Reduce Raw Material costs

Access secondary materials

• Buy-back or credit models
• Offset virgin input costs
• Price transparency

Scale Without Complexity

One platform, all stakeholders

• SLA monitoring
• Partner playbooks
• Exception handling built-in

👉 Whether you're launching a pilot or scaling across 30+ markets, Resourcify simplifies the complexity so you can focus on your products.

Go Circular with Stent Catheters Today

Don't wait for your competitors to turn waste into profit & compliance advantage.

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stent catheters
Eligible Participants
These products can be recycled through manufacturer supported take-back programs. Contact us to find out more.
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