Materials
Materials Overview
Thermoplastics
Ultrahard Materials
Medical-grade Metals
 

IDEX Medical engineers are skilled in working with high performance polymers such as PEEK-OPTIMA® and PEEK-CLASSIX ™ and other medical grade plastics. We are in fact the largest manufacturer of PEEK™ components in the world. It is this expertise that allows us to partner with medical device OEMs in developing and manufacturing quality device components.

Allow us the opportunity to quote your next medical device component project - IDEX Medical has the thermoplastic expertise to meet even the most demanding specifications.

Materials:
    Fluoropolymers
    Acetals
    Polyimides
    Polyetherimides
    Polyphenylsulfones
    Polysulfones
    Polyphenylene sulfide
    Methylpentene copolymer
    Thermoplastic elastomers

Capabilities:
    Machining
    Molding
    Extrusion

Material DIN Trade Names Typical Color Suggested Applications Data Sheet
PEEK-OPTIMA® PEEK PEEK-OPTIMA® Natural Long term implants for: cardiovascular, orthopedic, neurological, dental, etc. applications
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PEEK-CLASSIX™ PEEK PEEK-CLASSIX™ Black, White Short term implants for catheters, tubing, drug delivery, laparoscopes, surgical instruments,
endoscopes
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Polyarlyetherketone PEEK Victrex® PEEK™ Natural/Beige,
Black
Medical tubing, non-implantable surgical, and dental instruments
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Polyetherimide PEI Ultem® Amber Medical tubing
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Polyphenylsulfone PPSU Radel R® Light amber Medical device and instrument components; medical tubing
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PPS PPS Fortron®, Ryton® Natural, black Medical device and instrument components
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Acetal POM Delrin® Natural, black Medical tubing extrusion and molding
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Polyimide - Vespel® Orange-grey Medical device and instrument components; machining and molding
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Teflon® PFA PFA Teflon® PFA Clear Medical tubing
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Teflon® FEP FEP Teflon® FEP Clear Medical tubing
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Tefzel® ETFE ETFE Tefzel® ETFE Clear Medical tubing
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Self Reinforcing
Polymer
SRP Parmax® Natural, black Medical tubing
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Polysulfone PSU Udel® Light yellow Medical device and instrument components; tubing
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