On December 11, Solvay, the world's leading specialty polymer supplier, announced that Apollo Medical Extrusion can now provide the market with a single unit made of Solvay's medical grade Veradel® HC A-301 NT polyethersulfone (PESU). And multi-lumen medical microtubes.
Apollo manufactures a wide range of microtubules for catheters, endoscopes and laparoscopic instruments. The addition of Veradel® HC A-301 PESU as a new member of the product family has greatly expanded the range of choices for extruded product manufacturers to design microtubule products for the market that combine rigidity, transparency and disinfection properties.
"Usually, we provide polymers in our product portfolio to the market as a solution, but our now-launched Veradel® PESU can be offered to customers as a creative stimulus," said Jonathan Jurgaitis, senior processing manager at Apollo Medical Extrusion. "The material Its performance is better than polycarbonate, it is more transparent than PEI, and it can be made into a multi-cavity microtube shape that stainless steel cannot achieve. "
Jurgaitis further added that one of Apollo's customers needed to cut stainless steel into tubes and weld them together. Apollo could be made in one step using Veradel® HC A-301 PESU, saving customers a lot of processing time And cost.
"PESU, although not specifically designed to replace stainless steel structural parts, offers more flexible design options for those where stainless steel is not suitable," said Jeff Hrivnak, Healthcare Business Manager, Solvay Specialty Polymers Global Business Unit. The high fluidity of this material is ideal for extruding thin-walled microtubes with complex geometries and the highest stiffness among all Solvay's polysulfone polymers, which explains why Solvay saw the market for Veradel® HC A-301 PESU has great potential as a revolutionary material for medical devices. "
Solvay's medical grade PESU polymers meet ISO 10993 biocompatibility standards for cytotoxicity, irritation and acute systemic toxicity, and are autoclavable and resistant to chemical disinfectants. The company also provides detailed FDA Master Control Documents (MFA) for new materials, as well as additional regulatory support to help speed time to market for customer products.
As a reliable material supplier in the healthcare field, Solvay has more than 25 years of rich industry experience and is a leading supplier of polymers for healthcare products. It provides a wide range of high-quality products for medical devices, surgical instruments and medical equipment. Performance plastic. Solvay also offers a range of Solviva® biomaterials to the market for various implantable devices. Solvay's Veradel® range of PESU polymers has a long and successful history in the catering, membrane filtration and automotive industries.