Extrusion Characteristics of Thin Walled Tubes for Catheters Using Thermoplastic Elastomer

Extrusion Characteristics of Thin Walled Tubes for Catheters Using Thermoplastic Elastomer

As the market for minimally invasive surgery has grown, the demand for high-precision and high-performance catheters has increased. Catheters for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease mainly use a braided wire tube with a polymer inner liner and outer jacket to imp...

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Published in:Polymers Vol. 12; no. 8; p. 1628
Main Authors: Cho, Soonmo, Lee, Euntaek, Jo, Seunggi, Kim, Gyu Man, Kim, Woojin
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Basel MDPI AG 22-07-2020
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Subjects:
Braiding
catheter
Catheters
Diameters
Elastomers
Extrusion dies
Mass flow rate
Mechanical properties
Medical equipment
Numerical analysis
polymer extrusion
Polymer melts
Process parameters
Rheology
thermoplastic elastomer
thin walled tube
Tubes
Viscosity
Wall thickness
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Summary:As the market for minimally invasive surgery has grown, the demand for high-precision and high-performance catheters has increased. Catheters for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease mainly use a braided wire tube with a polymer inner liner and outer jacket to improve the pushability and trackability. The outer jacket should have an accurate inner and outer diameter and while maintaining a wall thickness of 150 µm or less. In this study, we designed and manufactured a tip and die capable of extruding an outer jacket with a wall thickness of 150 µm or less using a medical thermoplastic elastomer for manufacturing 8Fr (2.64 mm diameter) thin-walled tubes. The ovality and inner/outer diameters of the tube were studied according to changes in the screw speed (mass flow rate), puller speed, air pressure applied to the lumen, and distance between the quench and head, which are the main variables of microextrusion processes. The screw speed (mass flow rate), puller speed, and air pressure affected the inner/outer diameter of the tube, with screw speed and puller speed having the largest influence on diameter. The air pressure and distance between quench and head had the greatest influence on ovality. The results show the effect of different processing parameters on the characteristics of the extruded tube, which will help to establish a stable extrusion process for the manufacture of outer jackets for braided catheter shafts.
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ISSN:2073-4360
2073-4360
DOI:10.3390/polym12081628