As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the world, the medical device industry is scrambling to meet the demand for devices that have experienced shortages. Ventilators are among them, and tubing and extrusion companies say they are doing their best to support device makers during the pandemic.

Since the start of the pandemic, tubing manufacturers have seen a spike in orders, and industry-watchers have noticed.

Analysts recently estimated that the coronavirus pandemic would grow the medical tubing market by over 13% by next year. Markets and Markets projected that silicone tubing would lead that growth because of its use in drug delivery applications such as infusion pumps. Prior to the pandemic, analysts estimated that the medical tubing market would grow at a revenue-based consumer annual growth rate of 9.2% over the next five years.

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