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Medical-Grade FEP Heat Shrink Tubing for Catheter Reflow: Selection, Process, and Validation Guide

A working guide to medical-grade FEP heat shrink tubing for catheter reflow: shrink-ratio and recovered-ID selection, recovery temperature, wall thickness, longitudinal change, process steps, wrinkle and defect troubleshooting, retained-versus-temporary use, and what to put in an RFQ.

Medical-Grade Pebax Tubing for Catheters: Durometer Selection, Reflow, and Validation Guide

A working guide to medical-grade Pebax tubing for catheter shafts: how Shore D grades are chosen by shaft zone, how multi-durometer transitions are formed, how Pebax bonds to an etched PTFE liner, how reflow is controlled, and what to put in an RFQ.