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Polyether ether-ketone (PEEK) is a thermoplastic polymer that can be extruded into catheter tubing with desirable properties such as high tensile strength, buckling resistance, good pushability and radiopacity.
Unlike polyimide, PEEK is melt processable and can be extruded into small diameter tubes for vascular catheters and larger diameter, thin wall tubes for non-vascular applications, such as Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) devices.
ARK offers single lumen PEEK extrusions with diameters as small as 0.010 inches (0.254 mm) with wall thicknesses of 0.002 inches (.050 mm) and larger extrusions with diameters up to 1 inch (25.4 mm) with 0.010 inches (0.254 mm) wall thicknesses.Thin wall PEEK tubing can be manufactured semi-transparent or in custom colors. ARK also offers plasma-enhanced printing on PEEK tubing. The best way to find out more about your many extrusion, material, technology and finishing options at ARK, talk with one of our sales representative.
PEEK is well regarded in the medical industry due to its biocompatibility. Additionally the polymer’s flexural modulus of 595,000 psi (4,102 MPa), nearly 10% higher than polyimide, provides excellent pushability and buckling resistance for thin wall tubes used in minimally invasive devices.
Our state-of-the-art medical manufacturing center is ISO 13485:2016 compliant. Ark’s skilled staff can produce prototypes through to full production of complex medical tubing in our dedicated clean manufacturing space within our 37,000 square foot (3431.4 square meters) facility.
PEEK tubing has high flexural strength.
ARK’s skilled engineering and precision manufacturing teams have the expertise to extrude PEEK into large, thin walled tubing—most suitable for many leading-edge medical devices.
As a materials science innovator, ARK offers trusted expertise and skilled manufacturing of medical tubing technology, worldwide. Talk about your medical device requirements with a ARK engineer or sales representative to find out more about our custom PEEK catheter assemblies.