Multi-Durometer Tubing
For the ultimate in customized flexibility
New England Tubing’s assembly abilities coupled with our comprehensive extrusion capabilities enable the delivery of reinforced multi-durometer custom products. Producing tubes with multi-durometer sections and the addition of stainless steel braids or spiral reinforcements allows for varied kink resistance, flexibility and torque response over the length of one piece.  The proximal section of the tube can be made of a harder plastic to help with insertion and positioning, while a more flexible distal section will allow the tube to better navigate challenging paths within the human anatomy. This innovative process accompanied with braid reinforcement can produce a tube that has a stiff body section and a more flexible distal section while still maintaining important physical characteristics like torque transmission, kink resistance, and hoop strength.

Custom multi-durometer tubing can be designed in single or multi-lumen styles, with or without reinforcement.  For multi-lumen constructions, lumen patency is critical and always maintained.  Reinforced constructions typically have a continuous liner, continuous reinforcement, and then the varying durometer occurs on the outer most layer of the tube. Combining multi-durometer feature with varying braid or spiral density can alter flexibility over the length of the shaft even further.  Longitudinal members can also be added to increase tensile and column strength.

New England Tubing Technologies Advancing Innovation 
New England Tubing Technologies designs innovative tubing solutions. From rapid prototyping services and small quantity orders to full production and value-added services. Let us help you dream beyond today’s technology!

WHAT WE DO
New England Tubing Technologies provides an array of custom products including medical braid, spiral and braid reinforced tubing, lubricious lined catheter shafts, multi-lumen and multi-durometer tubing, and hybrid tubing. We excel in thin-wall, tight tolerance tubing, bonding layers of thermoplastic to fluoropolymer, and braiding all types of round and flat wire. In addition to traditional tubing products, we also offer eTubing® — hybrid tubing configurations that include signal, coax, or other electrical components within the walls of the tube.  A wide range of value-added and post-processing services such as tipping, hubbing/flaring, shaping/forming, and radiopaque striping are available to further enhance your design.