Here we have compiled a list of some incredible companies, suppliers and service providers to add ease to your life.
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Extrusion providers
| Supplier | Services |
| ZEUS Industrial Ltd | PTFE, PI, FEP, PEEK, Outer extrusions, heat shrinks, monofilaments |
| Junkosha | PTFE liners & FEP heat shrinks |
| Asahi-intecc | PTFE liners, reinforcement layers |
| Nordson Medical | PTFE liners, heat shrinks, outer extrusions, finished devices |
| Optinova | PTFE liners, heat shrinks, monofilaments, outer extrusions |
| Teleflex Medical | PTFE/FEP liners, outer extrusions and finished devices |
| Duke extrusions | Outer extrusions, braided & coiled tubes |
| Putnam plastics | Outer extrusions, markerbands, polyimide, braided tubes |
| Spectrum plastics | Outer extrusions, moulding, silicone extrusions, balloon extrusion |
| Cobalt polymers | Heat shrinks and extrusions |
| Freudenberg Medical | Outer extrusions, braided & coiled tubes, finished devices |
Component suppliers
| Supplier | Services |
| ATL technologies | Wire and camera systems, design services, finished devices, FEP |
| XL precision | Laser cutting, micro machining |
| Tegra Medical | Laser cutting, machining, moulding, grinding, shape setting |
| Blueacre | Laser cutting |
| Wytech | Mandrels, Fastlane R&D Wire/Tube, FastTrack Quick Turn Grinding Services |
| Mountain Manufacturing | Grooved Mandrels, Heat-Set Tooling, On-Demand Quick Turn Machining Services |
| Fort Wayne Metals | Metals, wire, HHS tube, Laser ablation, shaped wire, cable |
| Ulbrich | Braid and coil wire |
| Prince & Izant | Precious metals, markerbands & wire. |
| Shannon Coil and Spring | Coiling, mandrels, centreless grinding, wire forming |
| ProPlate | Precious metal plating, polymer metallisation, radiopaque markers |
| Hoop Medical | Advanced medical balloons |
| Medibrane | Coating and covering solutions |
| Applied Plastics | Coated Mandrels |
| Tullamed | Mandrels, centerless grinding, laser cutting |
| Putnam plastics | PTFE coated mandrels |
| Microgroup(TE) | Mandrels, hypotubes |
| Medical component specialists | Mandrels |
| Laser wire solutions | Electrical wires |
| Nanoker | Ceramics |
| ECT Adhesives | Adhesives |
| Ellsworth / Henkel / Dymax | Adhesives |
Equipment & tooling
| Supplier | Services |
| MSI | Automation, cutting, bonding, balloon processing + much more |
| Pilot tools Line | Coiling, lamination, hydrophilic coating, testing |
| Lawrence engineering | Precision Mold tooling and supporting tooling |
| Beahm Designs | Lamination, cutting, skiving + much more |
| Steeger USA | Braiding, coiling machines |
| Carlow Toolmaking Services | Guillotine cutter, bespoke jigs and fixtures |
| Riteway Engineering | Bespoke jigs and fixtures |
| Ward Automation | Automation equipment |
| US Extruders | Extrusion equipment |
| Plastic Weld Systems | Bonding, hole making, flaring, cutting |
| Vela Technologies | UV curing |
| Dymax | UV curing |
| Vante | Tipping, bonding |
| FEPEELER | FEP skiver, roll cutter |
| Cathtip | Tipping |
| Coherent | Laser welding, cutting, marking and processing |
| Wire Stripping System AG | Laser wire stripping |
Contract design & manufacturing
| Supplier | Services |
| ICS Medical | Design services & finished devices |
| Arrotek Medical | Design services & finished devices |
| ATL technologies | Finished device manufacturing |
| Teleflex Medical | Design services & finished devices |
| Freudenberg Medical | Design services & finished devices |
| Nordson Medical | Design services & finished devices |
| Gentian Health | Design services & finished devices |
| Oyster Point Medical | Design services & prototyping |
| MED Design | Plastics & molded design services |
| Rose Medical | Finished devices & prototyping |
Other useful services
| Supplier | Services |
| Esutures | Expired market devices |
| Expired Surgical Devices | Expired market devices |
| GeoSurgical | Expired market devices |
Test houses and Laboratory services
| Supplier | Services |
| MET – Medical & engineering Technologies | Imaging, testing, anatomical models, development support services |
| MSI | Lab testing services, onsite test days, testing equipment |
| Eurofins | Medical device testing – biochemical |
| MedScan3D | Anatomical models |
| Crescent Design | Pressure, burst & leak related testing |
This list was created based on positive interactions and support that we have encountered during our years designing and manufacturing catheters. Although we can not guarantee your quality and experience will be the same, each supplier on this list has left a positive impression with our team and we are overjoyed to share their services with you, in hopes that it will add a level of ease to your life too.