Merit's coated hypotube shafts offer an extremely uniform covering of PTFE hydrophilic coating. The thin yet effective coating layer allows maximum design freedom for the tubing, especially when the inside and outside diameter is critical.

With its in-house knowledge and capabilities, Merit can provide hypotube shafts that are well-balanced with respect to stiffness, kink resistance and flexibility. The hypotube shafts are available in a variety of colors, and can be supplied in defined lengths, with shaft markers and distal shape finishing (stylet, skive, spiral cut and in combination) according to your requirements.

Merit has pioneered and grown the technology of reel-to-reel wire and tube coating and has perfected reliable, cost-efficient coating processes for the medical industry. These processes ensure the very highest levels of quality coated wire and tubing.

Key Characteristics

• Wide range of OD/ID
• Various distal finishes possible (stylet, skive, spiral cut and in combination)
• Coated, cut to length and with shaft markers
• Textured surface area for improved bonding strength
• Smooth surface
• Ultra-thin, well-defined coating
• Extremely consistent diameter
• Tight coating tolerance (2.5 μm – 5.0 μm)
• Cost-effective coating process