Cicoli, a Valencia, Calif.-based cable assembly company, is now offering what the company calls "flexible and durable" flat silicone cables designed for use on surgical robotic systems.

The company claims that its proprietary silicone cable is naturally more flexible than round PVC or stiffer, flat PTFE cables, allowing for a tighter bend radius, weight and space savings, greater current carrying capacity, noise reduction and longer flex life.
 
Each element in in the one-piece construction is completely surrounded by silicone to make sure that they do not rub against each other and wear during a lifetime of more than 10 million cycles, accoridng to a release from the firm. The silicone is “self-healing” from small punctures and cable jacket damage can easily be repaired in the field, and the halogen-free silicone encapsulation will not delaminate or degrade due to exposure to steam, water, alcohol, UV light, mechanical abuse, autoclave and many chemicals.
 
Cicoil’s lightweight cables are designed to incorporate power, data and video conductors compactly.  In addition to every type of electrical conductor, the cables also can include single and multi-lumen tubing for air or liquid transfer, fiber optics, and other design elements.
 
The cables are 100 percent contaminant-free and rated for Class 1 clean room use. Cables are available in continuous lengths cut to order or as assemblies
 
Cicoil offers anti-friction coating options and custom shaped cable designs by request.