Junkosha, the material expert and pioneer of FEP peelable heat shrink tubing (PHST), has introduced the latest innovations, cut-to-length and slit PHST to enable a wide range of catheter-based surgeries, where flexibility is a key requirement.

As part of its broader movement at the forefront of precision design, miniaturized microcatheters and guidewires, Junkosha is leading the development of heat shrink solutions that provide what is needed to complete increasingly complex treatments such as neurovascular interventions. Flexibility.

Catheter delivery systems for neurovascular treatment rely on increasingly complex shapes, structures, and polymers to deliver their intended treatments. This complexity in catheter bonding and welding applications can only be consistently achieved through advanced technological innovations, such as cut-to-length and slit PHST, which allows catheter manufacturers to use different lengths, not only for reflowing catheters Baseline materials can also connect complex shapes and structures. The main application areas include balloon installation, catheter lamination, molding, fixation, masking, bonding of parallel tubes and polymer sheath compression. 

Joe Rowan, President and CEO of Junkosha siad America and Europe, said: "We have a deep tradition in materials science and fluoropolymers, which means that our solutions are at the forefront of possible. With our cut-to-length and narrow With PHST solutions, we provide catheter manufacturers with the versatility needed to complete increasingly complex bonding and welding applications. In the future, I expect the demand for more complex procedures will continue to increase, as the healthcare system will continue to promote micro Invasive surgery."

Biomerics project manager Alan Iran added: “Junkosha’s PHST solution is very suitable for very small devices such as microcatheters because they are easy to remove. Traditional scraping techniques are not suitable for smaller return catheters and often cause the catheter shaft to bend or kinks , Making them useless. Junkosha's cut-to-length and slit PHST products can also add complex shapes and structures to the catheter in a simple way, so that complex construction procedures can be completed more effectively. Looking to the future, I expect the application of products such as PHST to expand and increase, as the demand for less invasive and complex procedures will increase with it."

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