SAES Memry Corporation provides design, engineering, development and manufacturing services to the medical device, industrial, commercial and defense markets. The company uses its proprietary shape-memory alloy and extrusion technologies to produce engineered medical devices, such as stent components, catheter components, guide wires, laparoscopic surgical assemblies and orthopedic instruments. SAES Memry is also one of the world s largest producers of semifinished nitinol products that include nitinol wire, strips and tubing. Founded in 1983, SAES Memry Corporation was originally engaged in the development of copper-based, shape-memory alloys.