Tubes made from high-performance plastics Excerpt: Tubes for Medical Applications

As a development partner to internationally leading medical equipment manufacturers, we offer sophisticated solutions. Our products are characterized by their reliability and safety for patients and staff. With our industry orientated sales team specifically trained in medical technology applications, clean room production and manufacturing know-how, we are able to offer creative solutions for new product development opportunities. From the idea to series production • Application support: technical and commercial • Specially created prototypes for the first relevant test situations • Test benches...

Applications • Gastroenterology • Laparoscopy • Proctology • Gynecology • Bronchoscopy • ENT medicine • Orthopedics Multilumen tubes, profiles, special shapes • Design and number of lumens individually configurable • Good sliding characteristics • Pressure tested and puncture resistant • Tempered without shrinkage • Biocompatible in accordance with EN ISO 10993 Color-coded and labeled tubes • Individual design (colored rings, logos, measurement scales) • No color layer on surface • High wear resistance • Shade is individually configurable, e.g., in accordance with the RAL or Pantone color scale •...

Trocar sleeve for minimally invasive surgery. This device with spiral PTFE tube allows operations to be carried out with a relatively small amount of blood loss. Colored tubes • Dielectric • Insulation • Thin walls • Microtubes • Narrow tolerances • hade is individually configurable, e.g., in accorS dance with the RAL or Pantone color scale • Biocompatible dye in accordance with EN ISO 10993 Corrugated tubes • High flexibility thanks to spiral surface • Kink-resistant • Individual design • igh dimensional accuracy thanks to a special H manufacturing process • Very good sliding characteristics...

Tubes for pharmaceutics, analytics, and laboratory technology There is a wide range of possible applications for our tubes in the areas ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) tube • issipating electrostatic charge D laboratory technology. For example: • ransparent design also available T A • nalysis and measurement devices • Small diameters on request for chromatography and laboratory technology P • roduct lines in miniplant systems • Dosing lines for reaction vessels • Applications in dental technology Applications • egassing of liquids, e.g., in liquid D chromatography (HPLC) Tube bundles • ltrapure...

Thermoplastic extrusion In contrast to paste extrusion, thermoplastic extrusion involves the use of granulate, which is continuously melted. The dimensions and shape are created during the subsequent calibration and cooling in a water basin. This allows us to manufacture tubes with varying dimensions. The wrapping and guillotine device at the end of the process allows the tubes to be supplied in units or by the meter. This offers the following economic advantages: • Customized shape • Large scale production • Short turnaround times • More economical use of resources • Low supervision costs •...

POLYTETRAFLON™-PTFE • Lowest friction coefficient of any polymer • Very good sliding character-istics—self-lubricating effect • No water absorption, water repellent • Anti-adhesive • Exceptionally large operating temperature range: -200°C to +260°C • Almost universal chemical resistance • Good electrical and dielectric properties • Resistant to superheated steam • Light, weather and radiation resistant • Self extinguishing in acc. with UL 94 V-0 • Physiologically harmless • Suitable for contact with foodstuffs and medical applications • UV resistant • Sterilizable with ethylene oxide and autoclave...

Moldflon™-ETFE • Continuous operating temperature of up to 150°C • Improved mechanical strength and stiffness • High chemical resistance to acids/bases and organic solvents • Resistant to ageing and weather • Self extinguishing in acc. with UL 94 V-0 • Suitable for contact with foodstuffs • Can be joined by electron beam welding Moldflon™ PCTFE • Continuous operating temperature of up to 160°C • Outstanding mechanical properties and good ma-chinability • Suitable for cryogenic applications with temperatures as low as -250°C • High chemical resistance • Self extinguishing in acc. with UL 94 V-0 •...

This table, intended for guidance only, shows typical values obtained with standard samples. The material properties expressly do not constitute any legal basis for specification or design purposes and may deviate substantially depending on the material, components, and processing and operating conditions. 35

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