Definition. Doing more with less by employing 'lean thinking.' Lean manufacturing involves never ending efforts to eliminate or reduce ' muda ' (Japanese for waste or any activity that consumes resources without adding value) in design, manufacturing, distribution, and customer service processes.efinition. Doing more with less by employing 'lean thinking.' Lean manufacturing involves never ending efforts to eliminate or reduce ' muda ' (Japanese for waste or any activity that consumes resources without adding value) in design, manufacturing, distribution, and customer service processes.
OCTOCOPTER ARCHITECTURE. RC octocopter consists of 8 motors and propellers instead of the single or dual rotor systems used in more conventional helicopter designs. An octocopter's counter rotating stabilization system is similar to co-axial helicopters but with much more power and efficiency.
The Ascendra+ delivery system (useable length 55 cm) is used for delivery of the Edwards SAPIEN XT transcatheter heart valve. The delivery system has radiopaque markers for vi sualization under fluoroscopy and a balloon for deployment of the THV. A balloon inflation hub, a guidewire hub, and a pusher retraction feature are housed in the handle