Silicone Tubes Medical Technology

Silicone tubes are part of many products in the medical technology sector. Siltec offers a broad portfolio of silicone tubes that meet important quality requirements – from mechanical to chemical or physical resistance.

Siltec manufactures both standard tubes in a large series as well as individual solutions with various quality features.

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Applications of silicone tubes in the medical technology and pharmaceutical sector

Silicone tubes are used in a variety of applications in operating rooms, laboratories and intensive care units. Common areas of application are pharmaceutical, medical, veterinary and dental medicine:

Pharmaceuticals

  • Dosing systems
  • Transport tubes
  • Bioreactors
  • Fermentation systems
  • Pump tubes

Veterinary medicine

  • Feeding tubes
  • Dosing systems

Dentistry

  • Suction conveyors
  • Colored tubes

Intensive care

  • Drainage hoses
  • Wall tubes
  • Reusable ventilation hoses
  • Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
  • X-ray contrast tubes
  • Panel seals
  • Housing gaskets

Other medical technology

  • Peristaltic pumps
  • Vacuum conveyors
  • Suction conveyors
  • Colored tubes
  • Oxygen safety hoses
  • Suction, flushing and drainage hoses
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Legal standards for silicone tubes of medical and pharmaceutical applications

Depending on your requirements, Siltec offers silicone tubes and materials according to the following standards and certificates:

  • USP Class VI and EP 3.1.9
  • ISO 10993 (e.g. for cytotoxicity or skin irritations)
  • BfR XV and FDA §177.2600
  • Proposition 65 (OEHHA)
  • REACH

The required conformity depends on the respective field of application and the applicable regulations.

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Features of medical silicone tubes

Siltec’s product portfolio includes both standard dimensions that can be supplied immediately and custom-made products.

Special quality features of Siltec's silicone tubes

Siltec’s silicone tubes for the medical technology and pharmaceutics sector offer the following quality features:

  • Biocompatibility (blood-compatible, biocompatible and non-cell-toxic materials)
  • Sterilizability (e.g. steam sterilization at 134°C)
  • Reusability (especially ventilation tubes)
  • Long durability
  • High heat resistance (up to 300 °C)
  • Resistance to hydrolysis and microbes

Individuality and flexibility in production

Depending on your needs, the following additional requirements can be met:

  • Transparent or translucent tubes (partial opacity)
  • Specification of color and shore hardness
  • Specification and adherence to tight margins of tolerance
  • Peroxide-free production process by addition crosslinking
  • SilPress® – Fabric-reinforced tubes to withstand high pressures
  • PureSil® – procedure to ensure maximum purity
  • Implementation of very low as well as very high wall thicknesses
  • Very low proportion of extractable components
  • Inkjet, tampon print or laser marking without any damage to the material surface

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