Custom Medical Tubing may not be the first thing people think about when it comes to the transfer of air, oxygen air and fluids, but if you work in the medical device industry, it’s likely on the top on your list.
And the reasons are clear, to help keep patients alive and well.
Manufacturing custom medical tubing must be executed following the strictest ISO compliant processes. Custom tubing manufacturers, who develop medical tubes which are generally used in diagnostic and interventional medical products, are required to perform its production in a Class 100,000 clean room. This ensures that the conditions under which the custom medical tube is made is adhering to those standards to result in a disposable end-product that is of the highest quality.
However, regardless of the material from which the custom medical tubing is made, these small diameter custom medical tubes can be extruded into a variety of shapes, circular, square, and oval. And while they can be more costly than other more conventional medical tubes, the expense is justifiable. After all, manufacturing custom medical tubing can be complex and need to be manufactured using the tightest tolerances specified to best suit the application.
In mission-critical procedures, the custom medical tube may be used as a nasal oxygen tube used on a post-operative patient. Medical tubes may also be involved in transferring fluids during transfusions or dialysis.
Research shows that PVC may be the leading polymer used for custom medical tubing, but most custom medical tubing manufacturing facilities can produce the custom medical tubes in a variety of thermoplastics.