Medical

Lubrizol Medical & HealthCare is backed by the resources of a global organization that is uniquely positioned to supply custom medical grade resin for medical devices and tubing products. Our tubing production facility is designed to meet a variety of specific needs, including strict quality measures at exact dimensions, durometers and strength tolerances. Applications for the medical market include:

Medical Devices
Lubrizols Medical & HealthCare is one of the technology leaders in engineered polymer resins for medical devices. Performance characteristics like flexibility, durability and breathability are increasing the demand for thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) in many life-saving medical devices. All products from Lubrizols Medical & HealthCare have been specifically formulated to have good biocompatibility, flexural endurance, high strength and processing versatility over a wide range of applications.

Custom Medical Tubing

Lubrizols Medical & HealthCare is one of the technology leaders for resins in extruded medical tubing. Our tubing conforms to specifications of Good Manufacturing Practices and ISO-9001-2000. All tubing is produced on a custom order basis to ensure exact customer dimensions and configuration. It is subject to strict quality control criteria at each stage of production. We provide polyurethanes that allow extremely small diameters (.005 in.) and very complex lumen configurations to be extruded. Specialty operations, such as radiopaque stripe coextrusion, specific radiopaque loadings or exact color matching allows manufacturers to order tubing that meets their desired specifications. View cross sections that show a variety of lumen configurations available and request a quote for medical tubing here. Our technical staff works with clients to assure all tubing meets the tolerances and characteristics necessary to ensure top performance in its function within the medical device. Custom extruded tubing is available in all durometers and radiopaque grades of our polyurethanes