Diagnostic – When visualization is the goal, our tubing and catheter components are chemically inert and will not react with the body or disinfectants. These device components are also amenable to a range of sterilization protocols to minimize the risk of infection.

Endoscopy – Our Sub-Lite Wall™ PTFE channel liners for endoscopy applications provide superior lubricity, electrical performance, chemical resistance, and are UV sterilizable. Because of their extremely low coefficient of friction, these custom super-thin walled liners are ideal as inner walls through which instruments can be passed and help to keep overall diameters to a minimum. PTFE multi-lumens allow multiple passageways through a single channel produced to the customer’s specifications with superior lubricity and chemical resistance.

Introducer Sheaths – These devices provide the means for getting your intervention where it is needed. Our sheath construction components provide lubricity and flexibility while maintaining small diameter tubing sizes. Also offered with value-added services such as radiopaque additives, drawdowns, and tapering.

Guide Wire Coverings – These heat shrink coverings can be tailored according to diameter and taper, and color and striping can also be added to aid visibility. These coverings provide high lubricity for smooth tracking in difficult GI spaces and maneuverability at distal regions.

Laparoscopic Components – Zeus components prevent device failure by reducing friction, heat, and vibration produced in laparoscopic energy devices. Our tubing and heat shrinks create a precise fit with excellent electrical insulation properties.

Stent Delivery – PTFE Sub-Lite-Wall™ liner for reduced friction delivery, PEEK Sub-Lite-Wall™ for increased pushability and burst resistance.

Channel Liners – Typically made of PTFE, these inner liners of provide the utmost in lubricity, electrical performance, chemical resistance, and are UV sterilizable.

Customized Tubing – We offer a wide range of fluoropolymers and specialized plastics with a history of success in medical device applications. For your particular needs, we can provide custom etching, flaring, tipping, engineered surface tubing, and prototype sampling with quick turnaround and complete technical support.

Jacketing Materials – These products are developed to provide additional structural support when added as layers during catheter construction and wall build-up. Removable jackets are also available (such as Zeus FluoroPEELZ™ peelable heat shrink) that can be used to reflow underlying polymer coating and jacketing material such as over the catheter braiding. Zeus offers nylon and Pebax® polymer jacketing to meet these specialized manufacturing needs.

Multi-Lumen Tubing – This tubing is made with multiple passages through which multiple treatments or instruments can be directed towards a site. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography catheters (ERCP) benefit from this capability as our multi-lumen configurations allow for the passage of multiple accessories such as guide wires, irrigation, steering cables, and more through the device. This tubing is made with tight tolerances, unsurpassed capabilities, and superior quality standards. We can also pad print or draw down multi-lumen tubing to provide a more complete product and reduce processing steps. Our multi-lumen tubings are available in PFA, FEP, Pebax®, etched PTFE Sub-Lite-Wall™, and expanded PTFE (Aeos™ ePTFE).

Non-metallic Braiding Materials – Zeus drawn fiber provides an excellent alternative to metal wire braid for applications such as for MRI imaging where metals cannot be used.

FEP – Fluorinated ethylene propylene, or FEP, is a melt-processable fluoropolymer which allows for long, continuous lengths and has several distinct advantages over PTFE. FEP is a preferred choice when optical clarity is vital while still maintaining flexibility. In heat shrinkable form, FEP has a lower recovery temperature than PTFE, and FEP can be used to reflow softer underlying materials such as Pebax® for catheter jackets. This chemically inert material has low gas permeability and possesses an excellent UV transmission rating and dielectric strength. FEP is also gamma, ETO, e-beam, and autoclave sterilizable and can operate in sustained temperatures from -328 °F (-200 °C) to 399 °F (204°C).

LCP – Liquid crystal polymer, or LCP, is a thermoplastic resin which exhibits unique properties. This material has a host of desirable traits including exceptional mechanical strength, heat tolerance for autoclaving, and chemical inertness. Through Zeus’ innovative proprietary processing, we have developed an LCP monofilament fiber for use as catheter braiding. This material possesses excellent tensile strength and surpasses many similar monofilaments such as nylon, polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), and even polyether ether ketone (PEEK) in terms of stiffness. Most importantly, however, LCP monofilament used as catheter braiding results in a device that is fully compatible with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures.

Nylon – In addition to Pebax®, Zeus extrudes nylon tubing and can assist in the selection of the specific grade of nylon best suited for your jacketing or surface application. Our engineered nylon is available in a wide range of grades suited for many custom applications including our Sub-Lite-Wall™, Zytel® (Nylon 6/6; Zytel® 42A and ST801), Rilsan® (Nylon 11; Rilsan® B), Grilamid® (Nylon 12; Grilamid® L25, Rilsan® A, Vestamid® L2140, Grilamid® TR55 and TR55LX), Vestamid®, and others.

Pebax® – Commonly known as PEBA, or polyether block amide, this material is used as a jacketing material in catheters providing structural support and strength while retaining flexibility. Pebax® is a versatile polymer with high elastic memory. Pebax®’s properties can be easily altered by varying its monomeric ratios and block types thus imparting a wide range of mechanical properties including flexibility. As engineered surface tubing, Pebax® catheter jacketing greatly enhances pushability of the device. This material is available in Shore D hardness ranges from 35 to 72.

PEEK – Polyether ether ketone (PEEK) is a high performance fluoropolymer with excellent heat endurance and one of the highest strength-to-weight ratios available for a thermoplastic. PEEK products are used in a variety of medical applications due to their columnar stiffness and torsional strength even with very thin walls. PEEK can be produced with IDs as small as 0.002″ (0.051 mm) and walls as thin as 0.0015″ (0.0381 mm) nominal. PEEK Drawn Fiber is an alternative for catheter braiding where metal may not be preferable (such as with MRI, etc.). PEEK tubing is lightweight and able to withstand operating temperatures of 500 ºF (260 ºC). PEEK tolerates high burst pressures and possesses exceptional torsion stability. PEEK is also thermoformable and resistant to gamma radiation, wear, and impact.

PEEKshrink™ – Another advanced product from Zeus, this shrink-to-fit plastic provides a layer of protection for critical components which is particularly beneficial in medical applications where encapsulation is required. The polymer’s inherent purity and lubricity make it a prime choice for catheter and endoscopy components.

PTFE – Polytetrafluoroethylene, or PTFE, is highly lubricious and is the preferred material in many applications in the medical field. This material has the lowest coefficient of friction of any polymer and easily tolerates ETO and autoclave sterilizations. This diverse polymer is available in a variety of forms including special profiles, monofilament, and multi-lumen for passing of wire guides, irrigation, steering cables, and more.

Aeos™ ePTFE – This advanced polymer product from Zeus features microscopic pores in its structure by expanding PTFE under precise conditions. The resulting porous products are imparted with unique physical properties that make them ideal for use in medical devices. Aeos™ ePTFE has many of the same exceptional attributes as PTFE but differs because it provides the unique properties for applications requiring porosity.