Microbore & Multilumen Extrusion

Our Apollo^® Sub-Ultra-Thin-Wall Tubing offers tight tolerances with walls as thin as 0.0005" (0.0127 mm).

Capabilities

• Complex geometries
• Up to 20 lumens
• 3- to 5-day lead time (single lumen)
• 7- to 10-day lead time (multilumen)

Materials

• Standard materials including Pebax^®, nylon, polyurethane and other thermoplastic elastomers
• Engineered materials including PEEK, additives and fillers for improved strength, lubricity, and radiopacity

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Dimensions

Single-Lumen Tubing

• OD range: 0.010” (0.254 mm) min; 0.50” (12.7 mm) max
• Wall thickness: 0.0005" (0.0127 mm) min; 0.170” (4.318 mm) max
• Tolerances may vary depending on durometer, material, and size of extrusion

Multilumen Tubing

• Typical size ranges from 1 Fr–28 Fr
• Apollo^® Sub-Ultra-Thin-Wall Tubing features walls as thin as 0.0005" (0.0127 mm)
• Up to 20 lumens depending on durometer, material, and size of extrusion

See also: Fluid Management Tubing & Fittings

Lubricious surfaces are a critical feature of every minimally invasive device. Low friction lumens allow devices to readily access tortuous anatomy and tight spaces with a minimum of force. 

Spectrum Plastics Group has decades of experience in manufacturing minimally devices and offers a range of lubricious catheter materials that are fast, reliable, and low friction.

• HDPE tri-layer extrusion
• HDPE tri layer with reinforcement
• Film- cast PTFE liner w/ braid and Pebax® outer
• Pebax® with EverGlide®
• Pebax® with ProPell™  

With decades of experience, our extrusion capabilities include coextruded and tri-layer extruded tubing, aligning materials with different performance properties into a single solution.

Capabilities

• Multilayer materials
• Wire encapsulation
• Coiled tubing
• Continuous reinforced tubing
• Paratubing
• Solvent and UV bonding
• Striped tubing
• Tapered tubing/bumped tubing

Used as a manufacturing aid for braid- or coil-reinforced catheter tubing, our core mandrels feature extremely tight tolerances to maintain consistent diameter and roundness for catheter manufacturing, as well as a smooth surface for easy removal.

Material Options

• Premium plain acetal mandrel
• Premium acetal blend with silicone surface mandrel
• Acetal or silicone acetal (small OD) with stainless steel wire reinforcing
• Economy version

More on Core Mandrels

• Bonding
• Solvents
• UV adhesives
• Radiofrequency welding
• Ultrasonic welding
• Pad printing
• Heat forming/tube bending
• Hole punching
• Assembly (automated & manual)
• Packaging (sterile and nonsterile)

Learn more about our Secondary Operations