Surgical tubing is used in sterile and medical environments to provide a flow path for liquids and gases. It can be made from natural or synthetic rubber. Surgical tubing is frequently made from silicone or latex, and each material has its own benefits and disadvantages.
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NewAge® Industries, Inc.Southampton, PA 800-390-2443 NewAge Industries is an extended family of people working together to bring you excellence in service and the high quality products you deserve. From their manufacturing, customer service, sales, engineering and all of their other teams, they are dedicated to giving you only the best. For your next order of surgical tubing, be sure to contact NewAge for superior assistance.
Atlantic Rubber Company, Inc.Littleton, MA 800-882-3666 At Atlantic Rubber Company, their staff is dedicated to providing customers with quality and superior service to help them meet their most challenging product requirements. For your next order of surgical tubing, call Atlantic for service you can trust. They are able to serve the industrial, military, pharmaceutical and commercial markets, with the precision products they need.
Ebco® Inc.Elgin, IL 847-531-9500 Ebco Inc. is a global company with distribution locations in the United States, Asia and Europe. They are able to offer the highest quality and lowest costs products, such as surgical tubing, in the industry today. For Ebco, the experienced sales and manufacturing staff are committed to providing customers with the best service so that they can achieve all of their business goals.
Elasto Proxy Inc.Simpsonville, SC 800-263-1450 Since Elasto Proxy opened their doors in 1989, they have had a constant determination to provide their customers with the best service in the industry. They strive to continually improve their production and business methods so that only the best products and service are offered to their customers. For your next order of surgical tubing, make sure you call Elasto Proxy for a quote!
Britech IndustriesStuart, FL 772-286-9278 If you need custom rubber tubing with a fast turnaround, Britech Industries is the company you need to call. Britech is a manufacturer of surgical tubing. For over twenty years, they have specialized in producing rubber parts of various sizes for various industries. Providing rigid and flexible materials and some are even available in different colors and textures.
Abbott Rubber Co., Inc.Elk Grove Village, IL 800-852-1855 For more than 60 years, Abbott Rubber has been meeting the needs of distributors, equipment manufacturers and end-user customers alike with quality industrial rubber hose, assemblies and rubber products. With world-class solutions and service, we have become a leading source that serves a broad range of customers around the globe. Your total satisfaction is our goal!
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Silicone is an inert compound, meaning that it is generally non-reactive when brought into contact with other substances. It has a better deterioration rate than latex, can resist extreme temperatures and is very elastic. It does not maintain its shape memory well; if it is stretched, it will not shrink back to its original length but remain elongated. Latex tubing is very stretchy and has exceptionally strong gripping power. It will return to its original shape after being pulled, twisted or stretched. The walls of surgical tubing are generally quite thin to allow a maximum flow of fluids without requiring a larger tube. Surgical tubing can be ordered as clear or colored as well as in varying lengths and diameters. It is used in oxygen, air, and fluid transfer and is indispensable for suction tubes, intravenous lines, tourniquets, catheters, and cardiac tubing. Besides its medical applications, surgical tubing is used in fishing for jigs and lures, slingshots and other various uses.
Natural gum rubber comes from natural latex, which is a milky substance found in many plant species, most notably the Pará rubber tree. Synthetic rubber comes from petroleum-derived chemicals. Variations in materials and these chemicals result in different characteristics of the final product. Silicone tubing, for example, is very smooth, whereas neoprene tubing is particularly abrasion resistant. Durability, tensile strength and temperature limits are other common tubing attributes that can be attained through certain additives. Dyes are added at this point; some rubbers accept the color better than others, but coloration does not affect the performance of the tube itself. Surgical tubes are usually clear, tan or amber for visual evaluation. Once the rubber is mixed, it is molded, extruded or dipped to be given its shape. Extrusion is a process in which raw rubber materials are forced through an extrusion die. Dipping involves long thin cylinders called mandrels that get dipped in liquid rubber; the rubber is steam cured directly on the mandrels then removed. This process also results in a smooth, seamless tube with no weak areas. Because surgical tubing is used in clean room and sterile environments, it is disinfected by dry heat, gamma radiation or chemical treating.
