PebaSLIX® Medical Tubing
DUKE Empirical’s proprietary PebaSLIX® is a specially formulated material that offers better lubricity than HDPE, but that can be processed in the same manner as standard Pebax® material. We incorporate special additives into a PEBA base, thoroughly dispersing them into the mix to provide the full benefits of the additives without affecting the base material’s mechanical properties, workability, or sterilization characteristics.
Tight Tolerance, Low-Friction Medical Tubing Material
PebaSLIX is formed using a twin-screw compounding process to create a homogeneous resin. This blended resin extrudes well as tubing, with tight tolerances on both I.D. and O.D. As PebaSLIX is a custom compound, not a coating, the I.D. and O.D. benefit from their lubricious properties. This makes PebaSLIX valuable in medical applications that require high lubricity, such as rapid exchange catheters and inner lumen tubing.Because it can be processed in the same manner as Pebax®, PebaSLIX can be reflowed for jacketing, braid, or coil-reinforced catheters and facilitates thermal bonding to medical balloons. It can be reflowed to create custom geometry such as tip forming or flaring. PebaSLIX is also bondable with medical-grade adhesives.
Available in a full range of durometers from 25D through 72D, PebaSLIX is an innovative solution for applications requiring added lubricity, such as concentric tubing, which must slide relative to each other with low friction. This is particularly important for catheter delivery systems, which require flexibility to navigate tortuous pathways where high frictional forces can limit device functionality.
PebaSLIX resin is USP Class VI compliant.
PebaSLIX® Tubing Properties
- Low friction, high lubricity
- Holds tight tolerance
- Can be jacketed, braid-reinforced, or coil-reinforced
- Bondable to with either thermal or adhesive bonding
- Formable to custom geometries
- Available in durometers from 25D to 72D
- USP Class VI compliant
- Gamma or E-beam sterilization compatible
DUKE Empirical is Your Top Supplier for PebaSLIX® Medical Tubing
At DUKE Empirical, we make purchasing medical-grade tubing easy with short lead times and quick, convenient, and hassle-free shipping. It’s not just stock products that ship with the industry's best lead times; custom empirical and rapid customized catheter products are also provided with the shortest lead times available and personalized service. That’s the DUKE difference!
Need your products quick? DUKE Empirical has you covered with our ultra-fast shipping times. Our stock tubing products ship within 24 hours of purchase, and braided standard tubing ships within 48 hours of order placement!
Get a quote on PebaSLIX catheter tubing and medical extrusions, or view our braid-reinforced tubing and stock single-lumen tubing options to order directly.
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Duke specializes in custom medical tubing, offering the shortest lead times in the industry. Our stock medical tubing and custom catheter tubing extrusions are available in numerous sizes, materials, and configurations.
