FluoroMed® PTFE Coatings
PERMANENTLY BONDED LOW FRICTION PTFE COATINGS
At SSG, we apply low friction PTFE coatings that are permanently bonded and add low friction properties that are beneficial to your medical devices and components. Our coatings are applied using the latest state-of-the-art robotic automated equipment for precise, consistent and repeatable coating application. This equipment that we have designed and built gives you the uniformity in diameter per your print requirements, from the proximal to the distal end of your products. Add to that our ability to precisely measure coating thickness and other important properties using our state-of-the-art measurement and testing devices.
LOW FRICTION MEDICAL COATINGS EXPERTISE
When using any of our low friction medical coatings, you can be confident in knowing your products are in the hands of the most capable, well-trained, and tedious applicators in the industry. Our main priority is to return your products properly coated to meet or exceed your requirements with on time delivery.
BENEFITS OF COATINGS WITH PTFE FOR MEDICAL DEVICES
SSG’s FluoroMed® PTFE coatings are designed to meet the evolving needs of the medical industry by providing unparalleled performance and reliability. These coatings offer a combination of excellent low friction, release and durability, making them an ideal choice for medical applications such as guidewires, coils, mandrels, hypotubes, needles and more.
Enhanced Device Performance and Patient Safety
The low friction and non-stick properties of FluoroMed® coatings reduce procedural resistance and improve device control. Our expertise in hydrophobic medical device coatings helps to ensure that your PTFE-coated guidewires, catheters, and other surgical tools deliver precise handling and reduced trauma to biological tissues for enhanced patient safety and improved patient outcomes. The use of SSG’s PTFE for medical devices gives you optimal performance across a wide range of applications.
Antimicrobial Protection and Color Options
In clinical environments, infection control is a top priority. Our FluoroMed® hydrophobic coatings for medical devices can be formulated to include an antimicrobial option, to help reduce the risk of infections in sterile settings. Our FluoroMed®-AM coating technology enhances overall medical device safety and helps to promote improved patient outcomes.
SSG offers FluoroMed® PTFE coatings in five color options, including clear/natural, allowing medical device manufacturers to select coatings with their specific design requirements.
Key Features of FluoroMed® Low Friction Coatings
Medical grade FluoroMed® low friction coatings offer biocompatibility along with a low Coefficient of Friction. The properties created by these coatings have spearheaded the next generation of innovative medical devices that include the following benefits:
- Tight and Consistent Tolerances – SSG applies PTFE coatings to a thickness of .0001” to .003” or .006”, depending on the formula, adhering to tight tolerances of ± .0001 to .0002”.
- Uniform Coverage and Precision Masking – High volume production coating work processed using state-of-the-art automation equipment assuring uniform coating coverage from end to end and part to part.
- Ultra Accurate; State-of-the-Art Measurement Devices – Digital and mechanical micrometers, tensile measurement and ISO test protocol equipment. Fully equipped measurement capabilities utilizing Mitutoyo, Laser Mike, Keyence digital, CCD Micrometers with full laboratory calibration. Full certification and traceability to the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
- In-House Fabrication and Robotics – SSG designs and builds automated robotic application machinery and testing devices for use within our facility.
- Rapid Prototype Turnaround – Fully staffed prototype and custom coating department for rapid turnaround of prototype coated parts.
- Color Availability – We offer five different PTFE colors – clear/natural, green, blue, gray and black.
- PFOA-Free – All of our coatings at SSG are PFOA-Free.
- Water-Based – FluoroMed® coatings are water-based.
- Acid-Free – SSG also offers acid-free PTFE coatings both in solvent and aqueous base.
- Antimicrobial – All of our PTFE coatings have the option of having antimicrobial properties per your request.
- Nitinol – Our GlideMed® Low PTFE and No PTFE/PFAS coatings have a low cure temperature of 350°F, with no change in the A(f) properties of Nitinol.
- Autoclave Resistant
FluoroMed® coatings provide an industry-trusted solution for medical devices requiring high-performance, biocompatible coatings. Contact us today to learn how SSG’s proven PTFE coatings can support your device’s performance and compliance needs.
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