Braided Tubing

Applied Medical Tubing offers braided tubing in a variety of materials. Applied braided tubing offers excellent torque control, thin wall section, high flow rates, pressure stability, and kink resistance. Applied braided tubing is excellent for high torque applications such as angiography and electrophysiology.

Applications: 

• Angiography catheters

• Electrophysiology catheters

• Delivery catheters

• Stent catheters

• High pressure lines

• Mechanism lines, steering

• Kink resistant sheaths

• PTCA guiding catheters

Materials:

• Liner: PTFE, FEP, PE, PEBA, polyurethane, nylon, customer specified

• Jacket: PE, PEBA, Polyurethane, nylon, engineered polymers

Fillers: 

• Barium sulfate (BaSO4)

• Bismuth trioxide (Bi2O3) 

• Bismuth subcarbonate (Bi2CO3)

• Tungstun (W) 

• Filler Loading; Highest 80% (Tungsten)

Physical Parameters:

• Outer Diameter range: .026" through .315"

• Wall thickness range: .005" through .038"

Braid Construction: 

Briad wire density is described as picks per inch (PPI), which is the number of wire crossovers per inch of shaft.

• Reinforcement types: 304 SST, 316 SST, MP-35, Polyester, Nylon, Nitinol

• Wire Pattern: Maximum PPI: 250

• Wire size: Round: .001" - .004, Flat: .0005" x .003" through .002" x .007"

• Tensile strength: full range available

For a quote please use our Tube Design Specifications form for your custom design.

For more information on Braided Tubing please email us at sales@appliedtubing.com.