medical fluoroplastics

We offer bespoke fabrications and product development for medical device applications.

Our expertise in processing fluoropolymers means that over the years we have solved a wide variety of product and application issues for our medical device customers. By using a combination of custom in-house fabrication techniques and custom-built tooling we can develop custom components very quickly.

With our considerable knowledge of thermoforming, vacuum forming, welding and flanging, we can produce almost any medical component in PTFE, FEP, PFA and PVDF at relative low cost. The custom fabrication processes we use are particularly economic with small and medium volumes, compared with conventional fluoroplastic processing.

We can apply all our processing techniques to the fluoropolymer tubing, heat shrinkable and sheet products we stock to create custom fluoropolymer products.

Inert, non-toxic and bio-compatible are properties sought after by our medical device manufacturers. Our fluoropolymer tubing finds applications as intravenous catheters, heating coils, instrumentation plumbing and containment bags.

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Medical Tubing

Filled Tubing

As the tube is being extruded, a Bismuth Trioxide Filler can be added to the fluoropolymer, which then makes the tube visible to X-Ray. This is sometimes referred to as 'radio-opaque' tubing, used for catheters.

This filler can be applied as an identification stripe if preferred, rather than having the filler throughout the whole tube.

Multi-Lumen Tubing

We can also offer multi-lumen medical grade tube made under cleanroom conditions that is made to order to your exact requirements.

ePTFE Tubing

Expanded PTFE (ePTFE) tube is microporous so air-permeable, and is perfect for any applications that require a permeable PTFE tube.

Fabrication Techniques

Thermoforming and vacuum forming
Sheet fusion butt welding
Tube end welding (plugging)
Tip forming
FEP & PTFE coating
Flanging and flaring
Seam welding
Heat shrink & sealing
Heat setting
Pressure forming
Transfer moulding

Medical Heat Shrink Applications

Inert, non-toxic, and bio-compatible are properties sought after by medical device manufacturers.

Our PTFE and FEP medical heat shrink tubing is widely used by medical device manufacturers and can be produced from FDA and USP Class VI compliant raw polymers.

We offer full traceability for materials supplied for these applications.

Medical Fluoroplastic Services

Full traceability on all materials
USP Class VI and FDA compliant raw polymers
Large variety of production techniques
Service available on most thermoplastics
Processing and assembly
Very rapid product development and production of samples
Development service
Dedicated clean production area

Compatibility with Sterilisation Methods
Polymer	ETO	Autoclave	Gamma
PTFE	Excellent	Average	Poor
FEP	Excellent	Excellent	Good
PFA	Excellent	Excellent	Poor
ETFE	Excellent	Excellent	Good
PVDF	Excellent	Excellent	Good
PEEK	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent