Catheters
The substrates utilized in today’s catheter designs, such as PEBA and Nylon 12, are often difficult to bond to. If components are not adhered properly, failure of the finished device can occur. To avoid this from happening, medical device engineers are vested in finding adhesives that meet stringent testing criteria including excellent performance in pull strength, peel strength, burst pressure, and accelerated aging.
Typical Catheter Types: Angioplasty, Butterfly VI, Ablation, Urinary.
Detail Applications
- Bonding latex balloons onto (also multi-lumen) tubes for angioplasty
- Manifold/ Lumen Bonding
- Hypotube/ Hub Bonding
- Balloon/ Lumen Bonding (especially bonding latex balloons onto (also multi-lumen) tubes for angioplasty)
- Catheter Assembly.
Some main medical devices requirement and standards for adhesive
ISO 10993 biocompatibility standards (ISO 10993-5,-10,-11,-4,-6)
Depending on the application requiring an adhesive solution, many of our products also have passed ISO 10993 testing for skin sensitization and irritation as well.
ISO 13485 Medical Devices Quality Management
Ensuring that our products are made consistently and that they will conform to Medical Device Quality Management Standards.
USP Class VI Bio-compatibility of Materials
set by the US Pharma Convention (USP) with a focus on medications, healthcare technologies, food ingredients, and materials used in medical devices.
FDA Approval for Medical Devices
Since the user must submit his part for final testing and FDA certification, an adhesive’s qualification to ISO 10993 or USP Class VI is viewed as sufficient to allow a user to determine “probable” device acceptance.
OUR SOLUTIONS
To solve this problem, we are confident to introduce our assembly solution and the one-stop guideline as follows:
Adhesive
The three most commonly used medical grade adhesive chemistries for needle manufacturing are:
- Light Cure Acrylics (both UV cure and LED cure)
- Light Cure Cyanoacrylates
- One-Part Heat Cure Epoxies
Automated Dispensing System for Single Part Adhesive
Though the benefits of fast-setting adhesives, these moisture-cure adhesives can be a challenge, especially when your assembly process requires precise, repeatable dispensing. See details of the Different Dispensing Systems
UV or Heat Curing System
Because UV light of varied spectral output penetrates glass, polypropylene, and many other plastics, both flat and complex 3D-shaped parts are easily bonded instantaneously. By ensuring superior bonding at higher speeds, UV curing produces quality assemblies faster and less expensively. UV Curing System Details here
Inspecting System
Built-in quality and inspection systems assure each part meets the high quality required for medical products.
Useful Information
Is Your Adhesive Biocompatible?
Biocompatibility is a general term used to describe the property of material being compatible with living tissue or living system.
Medical Adhesive and Typical Application in Medical Industry
Our Medical Device Adhesives are relied upon to increase output and improve efficiency when producing medical and assistive devices. A
