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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
Regulated medical-grade materials specifically designed for the most demanding of healthcare applications.
A vast portfolio of extruded products for a wide range of medical device applications
Specialty extrusions for interventional device solutions
Compounds, tubing, and films for biopharm and cell & gene therapy applications
Managing fluids—both liquids and gases—is critical in a variety of healthcare applications. In MedTech, these applications are prolific, including, but not limited to, intravenous therapy, dialysis, cardiopulmonary bypass, suction and irrigation, intubation, and much more. Fluid management is no less critical in the production of biopharmaceuticals.
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Download case studyWhenever a person experiences an illness that inhibits normal fluid intake or causes excessive fluid loss, fluid replacement will be required. Intravenous therapy provides the patient with life-sustaining fluids like sterile water, electrolytes, and dextrose and offers the advantage of immediate restorative effects.
If a patient’s gut cannot absorb nutrients, nutrition must be delivered into the bloodstream, bypassing the gut. Parenteral nutrition is the intravenous administration of appropriate protein, carbohydrates, lipids, electrolytes, vitamins, and other trace minerals for patients who cannot eat or absorb enough food orally or through tube feeding to achieve their nutritional requirements.
A blood transfusion can replace the blood you have lost or just replace the liquid or cells found in blood, such as red blood cells, plasma, or cells called platelets. Blood transfusions are often needed following injury, certain surgeries – or to treat particular medical conditions.
Chest drains provide a method of removing fluid substances from the pleural space. The idea is to create a one-way mechanism that will let fluid out of the pleural space and prevent outside air/ fluid from entering the pleural space.
