Medical-Grade Plastic

    Feb. 3, 2005
    PEEK-Classix, a medical-grade polyetheretherketone, is a U.S. Pharmacopoeia Class-VI thermoplastic and can withstand blood and tissue contact for less than 30 days.

    Catheters, surgical instruments, analytical equipment, blood management, and drug-delivery systems are typical enduse examples. The material is available in black or white unfilled grades, as well as custom formulations with additives such as radiopaque fillers, fiber reinforcements, and a variety of pigments. The material has a good balance of strength, stiffness, and toughness, and is reportedly one of the most chemically resistant medical polymers.

    Foster Corp.,
    45 Ridge Rd., Putnam, CT 06260,
    (860) 928-4102, www.fostercomp.com

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