NEWS RELEASE: Junkosha introduces its widest range of Peelable Heat Shrink Tubing solutions to date at MD&M Minneapolis 2024
Materials specialist showcases extended range of peelable heat shrink tubing and liner solutions to provide differentiation for OEMS across a range of catheter-based devices
[Photo courtesy of Junkosha]
As devices become more complex, medical device designers are constantly pushing for a greater variety of physical properties from their tubing solutions. For example, catheter delivery systems for neurovascular treatments rely on increasingly complex shapes, constructs and polymers to deliver their intended treatment. Thanks to proprietary design techniques, Junkosha’s 1.8:1 Translucent PHST allows for the easy addition of complex shapes and constructs to be added to the catheter, providing advantages in dimensional tolerance, elongation and wall thickness for processing ease and increased efficiency. In addition, the 1.8:1 shrink ratio translucent PHST solution is ideal for the manufacture of interventional medical devices such as micro-catheters due to its simplicity in removal. Requiring only a single slit in one end to get it started, Junkosha Peelable Heat Shrink Tubing peels easily along its entire length without the need for additional fixtures or tools in the process. This leads to a more streamlined and cost-effective production of intricate catheter builds.
Caroline Herdman, Global Product Specialist for Junkosha, explains: “From a processing standpoint, customers are looking for any improvements that will speed up production and delivery. This often involves providing custom dimensions and other tailored design specifications and tolerances or eliminating secondary steps when possible due to greater production efficiencies. Heat shrinking is gaining in popularity as a method for customizing and differentiating medical devices by adding stiffness to catheters without significantly adding to the size of the device. We have listened to market requirements by offering a comprehensive range to serve as a baseline for benchmarking a starting point for catheter development.”
In response to the increasing complexity of their medical devices, OEMs turn to their tubing partners to simplify their designs – resulting in fewer failure points, easier assembly and reduced total cost of ownership. Junkosha has leveraged its extrusion technology to produce catheter liners with exceptional tensile strength. This makes them less prone to elongation and results in a lubricious inner surface with a low coefficient of friction, which can help minimize the risk of snagging during device tracking and deployment. Junkosha’s processing equipment for liner manufacturing is centered on consistency which allows manufacturers to achieve higher yields through consistent product performance characteristics.
“Our customers are looking for material recommendations more now than they have historically,” adds Yohei Washiyama, Etched PTFE Liner Product Specialist for Junkosha. “They are coming to Junkosha for our material expertise to address their evolving needs effectively. We have a deep heritage in materials science and fluoropolymers, which means our solutions are at the leading edge of what is possible. By utilizing Junkosha Etched PTFE Liners, manufacturers can significantly reduce the failure ratio and mitigate dimensional inaccuracies during the lamination process, as well as enhance overall manufacturing efficiency, ultimately leading to significant cost savings,” concludes Washiyama.
Junkosha will be exhibiting its extended range of Peelable Heat Shrink Tubing solutions alongside its Etched PTFE Liner products at the MD&M Minneapolis exhibition from October 16-17th. More information on Junkosha’s market-leading catheter related products can be found here.
About Junkosha
Junkosha are pioneers of sophisticated fluoropolymer application technologies across many sectors including microwave interconnect and medical devices. With three operations in Japan, including its headquarters as well as sites in the US, UK and China, it is one of the best kept advanced technology secrets outside of Japan. The company provides wire and cable products, including microwave interconnects, robot cables, high data rate cables, camera link cable assemblies, ultrafine coaxial cables and assemblies, cables for clean environments, and general wires and cables. It also provides tube and fitting products, including generic resin tubes, fluoropolymer tubes, high-barrier tubes, flexible multi-layered tubes, industrial hoses, degassing modules, heat-shrinkable tubes, and the market leading peelable heat shrink tubes.
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