Kink Resistant Tubing

Kink resistant tubing is used in various applications where it is critical that lumens remain patent. Duke Extrusion’s kink resistant catheters are constructed from flexible polymeric materials that are reinforced with metallic or polymeric filaments or coil. 

Kink Resistant Extrusion Design Recommendations

Reinforcing coil/ filament is available in numerous diameters and flat ribbon configurations that provide customizable pic counts (PPI) and tubing wall thicknesses. These unique specifications provide the ability to obtain the ideal flexibility and kink resistance your application requires. We can also provide design recommendations for other unique specifications, including:

• Wire & filament diameters
• Ribbon configurations
• Wall thicknesses
• Material selection
• Sterilization compatibility
• And other factors

 Additionally, there are three key metrics to specify when designing a kink resistant catheter, these include:

• Required bend radius
• Column strength needed to avoid buckling under axial load
• Crush resistance required for potential lateral loads

Operating temperatures should also be considered, as high or low temperatures can affect a tube’s kink resistance.

Kink Resistant Catheter Design Challenges

The proper design of a kink resistant extrusion often presents unique challenges that require an optimized combination of wall thickness and kink resistance. Duke Extrusion has the experience and the expertise to recommend customized design options for the development of kink resistant tubing to meet your flexible catheter requirements.

Contact Duke Extrusion Today

Need your products quick? Duke Extrusion has you covered with our ultra-fast shipping times. Our stock tubing products, ship within 24 hours of purchase and braided standard tubing ships within 48 hours of order placement! At Duke Extrusion, we make purchasing medical-grade tubing easy with short lead times and quick, convenient, and hassle-free shipping.  It’s not just stock products that ship with industry best lead times, custom extrusion and rapid customized catheter products are also provided with the shortest lead times available and personalized service. That’s the Duke difference!

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