Despite the economy, and the recent surge of job layoffs, there is one fact that remains, people still need quality medical care, and as such there continues to be a growing demand for high-quality medical extrusion tubing amongst those in the medical profession.
As a matter of fact, the average annual growth rate of extrusion tubing worldwide is calculated at 8%, and this is for good cause.
First, rapid advancements in medical device technology necessitate that custom medical extrusion tubing be an essential component for use in both invasive surgical procedures and after-care treatment. The small diameter extruded medical tubes are used in applications from transferring fluids to a patient during a transfusion or intravenous, or the medical extrusion tubing is used for an intubation or during anesthesia, to name a few.
Second, because small diameter extruded medical tubes are manufactured following industry regulations, customers are provided with a pre-sterilized, disposable, medical extrusion tubing product; giving the added assurance that the medical extrusion tube will assist in minimizing the spread of infectious disease during surgery or any other application.
While the reasons for using medical extrusion tubing are vast, there is one driving factor that has affected growth. It’s due to the competency of custom tubing manufacturing companies to meet the demands of the medical industry to make improvements to the extruded medical tubes manufacturing process, such as tighter tolerances or co-extruded new thermoplastic combinations. Employing new precision manufacturing techniques ensures that the medical tubing products are designed and developed to meet the stringent demands of their customers. And due to the growth in demand of medical extrusion tubing, the incentive is built in to respond immediately.