A highly precise PTFE coating service for stainless steel
and nitinol hypodermic tubing that does not alter the tubing’s physical
properties is available from Applied Plastics Co., Inc. of Norwood, Massachusetts.
Applied Plastics’ Hypotube PTFE Coating Service applies a
thin, smooth coating of PTFE fluoropolymer to stainless steel and nitinol
hypodermic tubing to achieve optimum release slip properties. Capable of
applying PTFE onto the O.D. of hypotubes with ±0.0001” to ±0.0004” tolerance,
the finished hypotubes are available in green, grey, black, and blue colors.
Providing the high lubricity required for manufacturing a
wide range of medical devices, the Applied Plastics’ Hypotube PTFE Coating
Service can be applied to spiral, skived, flared, crimped, ground, and slotted hypotubes;
with marker bands at precise, user specified intervals. Finished hypotubes are chemically
inert, bio-compatible, and can operate at up to 288°C.
Applied Plastics’ Hypotube PTFE Coating Service is priced
according to material, quantity, and special customer requirements. Samples,
price quotations, and literature are available upon request.
Applied Plastics Co., Inc.
25 Endicott St./P.O. Box 128
Norwood, MA 02062-0128
781-762-1881
FAX: 781-769-3349
e-mail: davering@appliedplastics.com
www.appliedplastics.com
Posted by Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief, MDT