Catheters
Catheters are essential and potentially life-saving devices. Whether used for vascular procedures, intravenous short- or long-term medical care, indwelling or intermittent urinary management, or other specialty uses, a catheter’s design requires precision. Since they can be made from various materials, choosing the best material for the desired use requires understanding the functional, safety, manufacturability, and essential performance needs.
Avient understands catheter tubing and tips and has the industry expertise to help guide informed material decision-making. With our proprietary NEUSoft™ thermoplastic polyurethanes and customizable polymer material solutions, Avient offers reliability, biocompatibility, flexibility, and more to successfully empower you to navigate design, performance criteria, and regulatory approvals.
Highlights
- TPEs and TPUs in a wide range of durometers and features, such as radiopacity, kink and tear resistance, and barrier properties
- Standard colors for needle hubs, cannula hubs, and wings matching ISO 6009 color coding
- Additive masterbatch for lubricity, laser-marking, or antistatic properties
- Solutions suitable for gamma, EtO, or autoclave sterilization
- Antimicrobial technology to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)
- Engineered materials for molded and extruded components
Polymer Additives | Polymer Colorants | Thermoplastic Elastomers |
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Mevopur™ Healthcare Functional Additives | Mevopur™ Healthcare Colorants and Formulations | NEUSoft™ Thermoplastic Polyurethanes |
Colorant Chromatics™ X-Ray Opaque Formulations | Versaflex™ HC Thermoplastic Elastomers |
NAME | CATEGORY | DESCRIPTION | |
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Material Selection for Four Healthcare Environments | White Paper | Find out which materials make sense for your products, no matter where they’re used | View |
Mevopur™ Colorants and Additives - Healthcare Polymer Solutions | Product/Service Overview | Learn more about our full portfolio of healthcare polymer solutions | View |
Mevopur™ Healthcare Colorants and Formulations for Needle and Catheter Hubs - Application Bulletin | Application Overview | Learn about the key characteristics that Mevopur Healthcare Colorants and Formulations offer for needle and catheter hubs | View |
NEUSoft™ TPU | Product Selection Guide | Product parameters of NEUSoft™ Polymers for healthcare | View |
PTFE Catheter Tubing | Case Study (Snapshot) | Colorant Chromatics™ PTFE Dispersed Pigment Solutions improved manufacturing process and provided a range of custom color options | View |