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    Extruding Solutions for Medtech

    As medtech OEM demands of extruders increase, materials, technologies, and processes help answer the call.

    Versatile FEP (fluorinated ethylene propylene) extrusion exhibits high chemical stability, low friction, and good dielectric properties.  Image courtesy of Teleflex Medical OEM.
    Versatile FEP (fluorinated ethylene propylene) extrusion exhibits high chemical stability, low friction, and good dielectric properties. Image courtesy of Teleflex Medical OEM.
    Pre-formed tubing or thermoforming enables clean, compact designs by allowing tighter bends that reduces space requirements. Image courtesy of Eldon James Corporation.
    Pre-formed tubing or thermoforming enables clean, compact designs by allowing tighter bends that reduces space requirements. Image courtesy of Eldon James Corporation.
    Steerable catheter. Image courtesy of Spectrum Plastics Group.
    Steerable catheter. Image courtesy of Spectrum Plastics Group.
    Extrusion puller provides smooth, consistent speed control, ensuring superior product consistency. Image courtesy of Eldon James Corporation.
    Extrusion puller provides smooth, consistent speed control, ensuring superior product consistency. Image courtesy of Eldon James Corporation.
    Silicone extrusions are typically used for items such as catheters, feeding tubes, drug delivery and peristaltic pump applications. Image courtesy of Natvar.
    Silicone extrusions are typically used for items such as catheters, feeding tubes, drug delivery and peristaltic pump applications. Image courtesy of Natvar.
    Lateral stripe tubing is an outstanding option for applications when tube identification is required.  Image courtesy of Teleflex Medical OEM.
    Lateral stripe tubing is an outstanding option for applications when tube identification is required. Image courtesy of Teleflex Medical OEM.
    Think small…very small. Micro-extrusion tubing is available with ultra-thin walls and OD down to 0.005 inches. Image courtesy of Teleflex Medical OEM.
    Think small…very small. Micro-extrusion tubing is available with ultra-thin walls and OD down to 0.005 inches. Image courtesy of Teleflex Medical OEM.
    Medical tubing. Image courtesy of Spectrum Plastics Group.
    Medical tubing. Image courtesy of Spectrum Plastics Group.
    Coiled tubing can enhance the appearance and function of a medical device. Image courtesy of Eldon James Corporation.
    Coiled tubing can enhance the appearance and function of a medical device. Image courtesy of Eldon James Corporation.
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    Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer10.05.17
    Medical device manufacturers (MDMs) continue to make smaller, increasingly complex devices with unique geometries that require high-precision components—including extruded parts. For example, since minimally invasive surgical applications are highly preferred in the operating room, MDMs are pushing for tight-tolerance micro extrusion tubing to meet the performance specifications for these highly engineered devices. Smaller tubing with added functionality is also in demand, such as thinner wall thicknesses with improved hoop/burst strength, smaller inner diameters that can handle more lumens, and tubes with higher flexibility and “softness,” but also greater torque resistance.

    Although advances have been made for smaller footprints, measurement systems, cutters, screw design, materials, and material feed (all of which improve the extrusion process and expand the limits of what it can do), it doesn’t take long to fall behind the technology curve. Extruders must constantly strive to improve their processes and push their boundaries to satisfy the ever-challenging needs of their MDM clients. This also requires deeper customer intimacy and in-depth knowledge of their internal processes. And, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pushing regulatory responsibilities further down the supply chain, extruders must also be experts on their quality systems and FDA requirements. 

    It is no surprise, then, that MDMs are increasingly dependent on their extrusion providers to meet their needs for complexity, tolerance, quality, and compliance. In other words, they seek extruders who can provide complete (or nearly complete) device solutions, rather than just tubing. This reduces MDM risk, improves quality, and speeds up time to market.

    “Customers are looking for strategic development partners, rather than just component suppliers,” said Ray Ledinsky, global market manager for Teleflex Medical OEM, a Gurnee, Ill.-based provider of custom-engineered extrusions for the medical device industry. “Finding strategic partners helps them shorten their supply chains, from compounding all the way through to the finished device.”

    To read the full version of this article, access it in the Medtech Materials eBook where it appears in its entirety along with other fantastic and useful articles on related topics, available now. Click here to access the eBook.
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