Precision Tube & Catheter, Inc.
Precision Tube & Catheter, Inc.

Braid Reinforced Tubing

Reinforced tubing plays a crucial role in the medical device industry, offering enhanced performance and durability. PT&C’s braided reinforced tubing combines high strength and flexibility, allowing it to withstand high pressures, making it ideal for applications that require resilience and patient comfort. The braided design provides excellent resistance to external forces, ensuring that the tubing maintains its integrity under stress, which is essential for devices like catheters and stents that encounter demanding conditions.

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Key Advantages of Braided Reinforced Tubing

  • Accuracy: Similar to coil reinforced tubing, braided reinforced tubing is manufactured with high-dimensional accuracy, ensuring precision during integration into medical devices.

  • Torque Resistance: The braided construction delivers high rotational torque resistance, which improves control during interventional procedures, especially when rotation is critical.

  • Concentricity: High concentricity in braided tubing ensures the optimal flow of fluids, making it ideal for applications where precise fluid flow management is necessary.

  • Bonding Strength: The strong adhesion between the layers of the tubing enhances its overall structural integrity, making it durable under challenging conditions.

  • Compression Resistance: Braided tubing excels in resisting compression, maintaining its shape and structural integrity under pressure, which is crucial for reliable device performance.

  • Durometer Variation: Available in multi-durometer options, braided reinforced tubing can be adapted to meet a range of stiffness requirements, providing flexibility for various procedural needs.

  • Production Speed and Stability: Similar to coil tubing, braided tubing also benefits from self-made inner and outer layers, ensuring faster production times and consistency in quality.


Both options provide flexibility, strength, and durability, crucial in medical devices that face demanding conditions, such as those found in vascular, cardiac, and structural heart procedures. These advantages ensure that PT&C’s reinforced tubing products meet the highest standards of reliability, precision, and efficiency in the medical device industry.


Technical Capabilities of Braided Reinforced Tubing

  • Diameter Spectrum: Available in outer diameters ranging from 1.5F to 26F, making it versatile for different medical applications.

  • Thin Wall Construction: Achieves ultra-thin walls down to 0.13mm (0.005"), minimizing invasiveness while maintaining strength.

  • Customizable Braid Density: Offers braid densities between 25 and 125 PPI for tailored flexibility and strength.

  • Diverse Materials: Made from flat and round wires using materials like Nitinol, Stainless Steel, and Fiber for optimized performance.

  • Wire Diameter Options: Wire sizes range from 0.01mm (0.0005") to 0.25mm (0.010") in single or multi-strand configurations.

  • High-Performance Liners: Liners are available in materials such as PTFE, FEP, PEBAX, TPU, PA, and PE, offering excellent thermal and chemical resistance.

  • Visible Marker Bands: Includes Pt/Ir, gold-plated, and radiopaque polymer bands for enhanced visibility under imaging.

  • Outer Jackets: Utilizes materials like PEBAX, Nylon, TPU, and PET, with features like color, lubricity, and stabilizers for improved durability.

  • Structural Support: Features longitudinal supporting wires or pull wire designs for enhanced pushability and structural integrity.

  • Versatile Braid Patterns: Provides various patterns, such as one-over-one, two-over-two, with configurations like 16 or 32 carriers.

  • Secondary Operations: Post-production capabilities include tip forming, bonding, tapering, curving, drilling, and flanging.


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