Diagnostic – When visualization is of primary importance, such as in angiography, our catheter components are chemically unreactive not only with the body but also with dyes commonly used for contrast material.

Endoscopy – Our Sub-Lite Wall™ PTFE channel liners for endoscopy applications provide superior lubricity, electrical performance, chemical resistance, and are sterilizable. Because of their extremely low coefficient of friction, these super-thin-walled liners are ideal as inner liners through which instruments can be passed and to help keep overall device diameters to a minimum.

Introducer Sheaths –  For catheter and instrument introduction, our sheath construction components (including peel-away heat shrink and conventional tubing) provide lubricity and flexibility and can be combined with value-add 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 anatomical spaces.

Laparoscopic Components – Zeus components help reduce 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 (Biliary, Pancreatic, Duodenal, Colonic, Esophageal) – PTFE Sub-Lite-Wall™ liners help reduce friction during delivery, while PEEK Sub-Lite-Wall™ can help provide increased pushability and burst strength.

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

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

Jacketing – Catheter jackets are designed to provide additional structural support and flexibility through different durometers along the length of the catheter. Zeus offers a variety of nylon and Pebax® jacketing to meet these catheter construction needs.

Multi-lumen Tubing – This tubing creates multiple passages through which several simultaneous treatments or instruments can be directed toward the treatment site. Available in a variety of resins, these products are made with tight tolerances, unsurpassed capabilities, and superior quality standards.

Catheter Braiding – When metals cannot be used in certain catheterization procedures, Zeus offers drawn fibers and monofilaments available in PEEK and LCP as non-metallic and flexible alternatives to stainless steel braiding. These materials are MRI-compatible and available in flat and rounded profiles.

FEP – Fluorinated ethylene propylene, or FEP, is a melt-processable fluoropolymer that 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.

LCP – Liquid crystal polymers, or LCPs, are thermoplastic resins that exhibit unique properties. These materials have a host of desirable traits, including exceptional mechanical strength, heat tolerance for autoclaving, and chemical inertness. Through Zeus’ 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, including Nylon 6/6 (Zytel® 42A and ST801), Nylon 11 (Rilsan® B), Nylon 12 (Grilamid® L25, Rilsan® A, Vestamid® L2140, Grilamid® TR55 and TR55LX), and others.

Pebax® – This material (also known as PEBA, or polyether block amide) is often used as a jacketing material for catheters, providing structural support and strength while also allowing catheters to remain flexible. Pebax® is a versatile polymer whose properties can be easily altered by varying its monomeric ratios and block types, thus imparting a wide range of mechanical properties such as flexibility. This material possesses high elastic memory and is stronger than nylon 11. Pebax® is available in Shore D hardness ranges from 35 to 72.

PEEK – Polyether ether ketone (PEEK) is a high-performance polymer that has excellent heat endurance and one of the highest strength-to-weight ratios of any thermoplastic. PEEK products are used in a variety of medical applications due to their columnar stiffness and torsional strength in very thin walls. PEEK tubing can be sourced with ID’s as small as 0.002″ (0.051 mm) and nominal wall thicknesses as low as 0.0015″ (0.0381 mm). PEEK drawn fiber is an alternative option for braiding in catheters where metal may not be preferable. PEEK is lightweight and is 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.

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. PTFE has a working temperature up to 500 °F (260 °C) and can be produced with precision tolerances. This diverse polymer is available in a variety of forms, including tubing, special profiles, heat shrink, monofilaments, and multi-lumens.

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 and flexibility.