Tubing
Tubing Companies
Find the suppliers you are looking for in MDL's tubing directory, which features the leading companies providing tubing to medical device manufacturers.
PTFE Tubing
Extruded PTFE tubing can be used in harsh environments. The tubing is suitable for protecting wiring and transporting fluids where a chemically inert and nonflammable material is required. Plain, corrugated, and convoluted styles of tubing are offered extruded from TFE, FEP, and PFA to achieve varying degrees of flexibility and kink resistance.
Paratubing
Fluoroplastic paratubing consists of two to four tubes longitudinally thermally welded to create one conduit of multiple, individual tubes. Paratubing is designed to run several fluid lines as one entity and then split them up for branching to different connectors.
Chemical-Resistant Tubing
Tubing products that are extruded from TexFluor PTFE, FEP, PFA, or MFA are chemical resistant. The tubing can be used in material-handling applications such as delivery systems. The tubes feature a low coefficient of friction and have antistick properties. Polyimide Tubing: Dispelling the Myths
(MDT)
The capabilities and potential of polyimide and polyimide tubing are gaining popularity in the medical design market place as a result of the increasing need for minimally invasive surgical devices.
Staying in Control of the Extrusion Process
(MD&DI)
Many tools and techniques help extruders meet demanding requirements.
The Latest in Tubes
(PMPN)
Tubing and Tube Processing
(MPMN)
Extrusion System Produces Medical-Grade Tubing as Thin as 0.002 In. Diameter
(EMDM)
Spotlight: Tubing
(EMDM)
Force Testing Medical Tubing
(MDT)
Tube Processing
(MPMN)
The Latest in Tubes
(PMPN)
The Tube Council
The Tube Council focuses its online presence on disseminating industry information and supplying users with comprehensive directories of suppliers, products and manufacturers. Additional features include newsletters and an annual "Tubes of the Year" contest.
Plasticsinfo.org
This site details the safety of plastic medical devices through an on-site article and a series of links.
Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry (API)
A business unit of the American Plastics Council , API lays out the various medical applications of polyurethane in its technical bulletin.
