Tubing

Silicone Offers Options for Medical Device Design (A Roundtable Q&A)

June 7, 2013 4:48 pm | by Aaron Updegrove, Marketing Manager, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Healthcare Markets | Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics | Blogs | Comments

Aaron Updegrove, Marketing Manager for Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Healthcare Markets, responded to questions regarding the use of materials in medical device design and manufacturing. He was included in the staff written article, “Materials Impact Medical Device Design Trends.” Following are all of the responses he provided.

LISTED UNDER: Silicone | Silicone | Biocompatibility Testing

PVC Medical Technologies for IV Tubes, Medical Bags, and Medical Garments

May 29, 2013 3:40 pm | by MDT Staff | Product Releases | Comments

The Lubrizol Corporation’s LifeScience Polymers business will showcase its advanced wound care tapes, films and dressings, as well as its non-polyvinyl chloride (PVC) medical technologies for IV tubes, medical bags and medical garments/drapes at the 2013 CHINAPLAS International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries.

LISTED UNDER: PVC Tubing | Polymers

Considerations and Complexities of Catheter Design & Development

May 29, 2013 12:00 pm | by Sean Lynn, Engineering Manager, Teleflex Medical OEM | Teleflex Medical OEM | Articles | Comments

The extrusion of medical tubing can be a relatively “simple” task or it can present a number of challenges; it all depends on the application, materials to be used, etc. This article will focus on single lumen tubing and take a walk through a selection of the options available to the designer from the simplest to the most complex.

LISTED UNDER: Extrusion Equipment | Extrusion | Coextrusions/Paratubing

Nano-Reinforced Polymers for Medical Devices

April 2, 2013 11:07 am | by MDT Staff | Foster Corporation | Product Releases | Comments

Foster Corporation, a leader in custom polymer compounds for medical devices, now offers nano-reinforced composites for minimally invasive devices, such as catheters, with reinforcement loadings up to 30% by weight.

LISTED UNDER: Nylons | Polymers | Thermoplastic Elastomers

Tubes as Thin as Fine Thread

March 26, 2013 11:04 am | by MDT Staff | Goodfellow Corporation | Product Releases | Comments

Tubes with an outer diameter as small as 0.15 mm are available from Goodfellow in lengths ranging from a fraction of a meter to large production runs. The 0.15 mm OD tube is 99.95% gold and has an inner diameter of 0.05 mm.

LISTED UNDER: Metal

Standard and Custom Air-in-Line Sensors

March 13, 2013 11:21 am | by MDT Staff | Morgan Technical Ceramics | Product Releases | Comments

Morgan Technical Ceramics announces its range of piezo ceramic Air in Line (AIL) sensors, ideal for use in medical equipment, including infusion pumps, enteral feeding pumps, and dialysis equipment.

LISTED UNDER: Detectors | Air Pump | PVC Tubing

Bench Top Tubing Cutter for Tube Processing

March 11, 2013 10:48 am | by MDT Staff | AZCO Corp. | Product Releases | Comments

AZCO Corp. introduces a bench top tubing cutter for tube processing. This compact unit is ideal for flexible tubing including hosing, latex, medical tubing, nylon tubing, polyethylene, polyurethane, polypropylene, PVC, rubber hose, silicone, Tygon, and vinyl tubing.

LISTED UNDER: Catheter Manufacturing Equipment | Strippers/Cutters | PVC Tubing

Cross Connectors

March 6, 2013 11:12 am | by MDT Staff | Qosina | Product Releases | Comments

U.S. based medical and pharmaceutical component supplier Qosina now offers Cross Connectors in stock and ready for immediate delivery.

LISTED UNDER: Connectors | Connectors

One-Handed Hemostasis Valve Y Connector

March 1, 2013 10:42 am | by MDT Staff | Qosina | Product Releases | Comments

Qosina's one-handed hemostasis valve Y connector that allows independent manipulation of multiple guidewires with wire lock adapters.

LISTED UNDER: Connectors | Connectors

Eco-Friendly Tubing and Fitting Assemblies

February 21, 2013 10:42 am | by MDT Staff | Product Releases | Comments

Eldon James Corporation, a leading U.S. based manufacturer of plastic tubing and fittings, is excited to highlight their unique capabilities with PVC FREE tubing and fitting assemblies among other new innovations at MedTec Europe.

LISTED UNDER: Connectors | Polyurethane | PVC Tubing

Silicone Tubing Offers a Flexible Fluid Transfer Solution

February 20, 2013 11:52 am | by MDT Staff | Newage Industries, Inc. | Product Releases | Comments

NewAge Industries’ Silcon tubing solves application requirements that many other plastic or rubber materials cannot, namely combining temperature usage with flexibility. Silcon works with temperatures spanning 600 degrees – from -100°F to 500°F (-73°C to 260°C).

LISTED UNDER: Silicone | Silicone

Hydrophilic Pebax Med Polymer Grade

February 20, 2013 11:48 am | by MDT Staff | Product Releases | Comments

Hydrophilic Pebax MV1074 SA 01 MED polymer is suitable for use in minimally invasive devices that are exposed to bodily fluids for less than 30 days, such as surgical tubing.

LISTED UNDER: Polymers | Hydrophilic Coating | Coextrusions/Paratubing

Connector Line Expanded with Additional Material Options

February 19, 2013 3:20 pm | by MDT Staff | Colder Products Company | Product Releases | Comments

Colder Products Company, the leading provider of quick disconnect couplings and fittings for plastic tubing, announces the addition of PVDF to the available material options throughout its FitQuik® Connectors product line.

LISTED UNDER: Connectors | Connectors

Tubing Products and Tube Processing for Medical Device Manufacturing

January 28, 2013 10:34 am | Judson A. Smith Company | Product Releases | Comments

Judson A. Smith Company, a leading manufacturer of precision, custom tubular parts and machined components in most materials, offers tubing products and tube processing services for the medical device manufacturing industry.

LISTED UNDER: Machining | Precision Machining | Small Hole Drilling

Microfluidic Connectors and Interfaces

January 18, 2013 10:06 am | The Dolomite Centre Ltd | Product Releases | Comments

Dolomite, a world leader in microfluidic design and manufacture, has introduced Multiflux-2, a new range of microfluidic connectors and interfaces offering unparalleled high density connection with 1.5 mm pitch between tubing lines...

LISTED UNDER: Connectors