TekniPlex Healthcare tackles these problems by supplying a range of medical compounds and medical tubing, customizable to address the specific challenges for safe and effective management of liquids and gases in your applications.
Examples include:
- Medical tubing and compounds for peristaltic pumps
- Tubing solutions for insulin infusion
- Tubing solutions for sensitive drug transfer
- Medical compounds and tubing for airway management devices
- Medical compounds and tubing for blood transfusions and management
- Compounds, tubing, and films for single-use technology for cell & gene therapies and biopharma applications.
With 50 – 60% of the total human body weight consisting of water and electrolytes, managing bodily fluids during patient treatments and surgical procedures is vital. Devices employed in this capacity can be divided into two distinct functions: intravenous giving sets, which supply fluids into the body, and drainage devices, which are designed to remove fluids effectively. Selecting the right materials, tubing, and components is critical to ensure the safe and effective functionality of such devices.
TekniPlex Healthcare is one of the expert companies that are dedicated to helping our customers optimize material selection for fluid management devices.
TekniPlex Healthcare is one of the expert companies that are dedicated to helping our customers optimize material selection for fluid management devices.
Typical materials used for the set components include:
- Solution bag: transparent Flexible PVC with pH buffer
- Spike: easy flow Rigid PVC
- Drip chamber: transparent flexible PVC
- Roller clamp: used to control flow rate
- Main tube: kink-resistant flexible PVC
- Injection port: Injection molded flexible PVC
- Luer lock: crack-resistant rigid PVC
- Extension tube: High molecular weight flexible PVC
- Butterfly connector: injection molded flexible PVC
- Cannula: Radiopaque polyurethane (PU)
A standard design, pump-fed parenteral infusion set typically includes a nutrition (solution bag) and tube set (made up of spike and drip chamber/ burette, main tube, pump segment extension line, injection port, etc.) administered to the patient by either the peripheral or total parenteral nutrition methods.
Typical materials used for these components include:
- Blood/ Blood component bag(s): frosted/ embossed unpigmented Flexible PVC
- Spike: easy flow Rigid PVC
- Drip chamber and filter: unpigmented flexible PVC (plus filter)
- Main tube: kink-resistant unpigmented flexible PVC
- Sampling port: Injection molded unpigmented flexible PVC connector
- Luer lock: crack-resistant rigid PVC
Chest drains are commonly made from clear plastics like PVC or soft Silicone – depending on the intended intubation period. Conventional chest drains feature multiple drainage holes in the section of the tube which resides inside the patient, as well as distance markers along the length of the tube, and a radiopaque stripe to allow the depth of the first drainage hole to be identified. Tube designs are also provided in many configurations for different surgical needs, including right angle, flared, tapered, and with or without trocar.
Typical materials used for these tubes include:
- Main tube: mid hardness Flexible PVC
- Radiopaque strip: flexible PVC filled with high percentage of BaSO4
Percutaneous “Pigtail” Catheters
A pigtail catheter is a long, thin, tube with a locking tip that forms a ring shape. The drain is used to remove unwanted body fluids from an organ, duct or abscess and is inserted with precise radiological guidance to ensure correct positioning within the patient.
Tubes can be made in a number of configurations and from different polymer types depending on the desired functionality of the final device.
Typical material selections include:
- Transient usage (< 24hrs): Flexible PVC
- Short term (< 30 days): Polyurethane
- Long term (> 30 days): Silicone
