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Medical Tubing Market – Overview
Medical tubes are usually a small plastic tube inserted into the body through the mouth, nose or through any cut in
the skin. These tubes are used to deliver oxygen, anesthesia, drugs or any other fluid into the patients’ body. Owing
to the increasing number of minimally invasive surgeries and usage of medical devices that requires medical
tubing. Hence, the manufacturers are focusing on the advancement of tubing functionality such as the number of
lumens, deflection capability, and steerability. For instance, according to American Society of Plastic Surgeons
(ASPS) statistics, there were 17.1 million surgical and minimally invasive cosmetic procedures performed in the
U.S. in 2016. Moreover, medical tubing is mostly used for respiratory and fluid management process in a patient’s
body.
The structure of the tube becomes more complex with decrease in size of the tube. Therefore, to satisfy the demand
for medical tubing in various applications, the medical tubes are available in a variety of shapes and sizes. The
manufacturers are also focusing on advancement of the materials that are used for the preparation of medical
tubing, as it varies with application and chemical nature of the drug. The materials used for the preparation of
medical tubes include polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene
(PE), polycarbonate (PC), bioabsorbable polymers, polyester, thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), and thermoplastic
elastomers (TPE).
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