Medical Device Adhesives
Panacol-USA Knows Medical.
Field failure is not an option for medical device adhesives, and that mandate resonates in every adhesive development project and with every product recommendation.
Panacol-USA’s adhesives for medical device assembly are specifically formulated to meet the critical performance and regulatory demands of this growing market. Beginning with raw material selection, Panacol-USA medical device adhesives are designed and developed to provide superior adhesion after sterilization and aging, resist humidity and moisture, maintain lot-to lot consistency, and fully crosslink upon cure to assure biocompatibility to USP Class VI and ISO 10993 standards.
A thorough understanding of the application is essential for proper adhesive selection and subsequent bonding process development. Technical resources at Panacol-USA possess many years of experience in all aspects of medical device assembly. The highly skilled staff is poised to provide assistance with optimizing product joint design, selecting dispensing systems, computing curing cycles, and identifying curing equipment that is appropriate for the process. As a manufacturer, utilizing these resources can reduce internal engineering workload and get product introductions to the market in less time.
The general medical device assembly market includes several focused segments, each with their own set of unique performance standards. Recognizing this, Panacol-USA has identified medical grade adhesives whose properties closely align with the performance demands of each segment. In addition to general medical device bonding and coating, specific adhesive selections have been identified for hearing aid/audiology devices, catheters and guidewires, needles and syringes, breathing circuits and tube sets, and orthopedic component processing.
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The table below provides an overview of medical device adhesives that are certified to ISO 10993 and/or USP Class VI and therefore suitable for medical applications:
| Medical Grade Adhesive | Medical Applications | Viscosity [mPas] | Base | Curing* | Properties | Substrates |
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| Structalit® 701 |
bonding surgical instruments endoscopes light guides |
3,000-5,000 | 2-part epoxy | thermal |
Transparent in thin layers long potlife fast curing certified to USP Class VI and ISO 10993-5 standards |
ABS, Glass, steel, stainless steel, aluminium, brass, hard-PVC bonding |
| Structalit® 5893 |
needle bonding plastic bonding |
6,000-10,000 (Rheometer, 25°C, 10s^-1) | epoxy | thermal |
Black color excellent flow properties filling material for frame&fill applications high resistance to heat and chemicals certified to ISO 10993-5 standards |
plastic bonding |
| Structalit® 8801 | 30,000-45,000 (LVT, 25°C, Sp. 4/6 rpm) | epoxy | thermal |
Resistant to oils, grease and fuels excellent flow properties beige color certified to ISO 10993-5 standards |
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| Vitralit® 1655 |
Medical devices bonding Flexible potting Optics |
150-300 (Brookfield LVT, 25 °C, Sp. 2/30 rpm) | epoxy |
UV secondary heat cure |
flexible certified to USP Class VI and ISO 10993-5 standards resistant to all common sterilization methods |
Bonding ABS SAN |
| Vitralit® 1702 |
Hose connections, blood filters |
10-100 | acrylate | UV |
Transparent capillary flow biocompatible: certified to USP Class VI standards |
Bonding PC, hard-PVC, ABS, SAN |
| Vitralit® 1703 |
Hose connections, blood filters |
85,000-130,000 (LVT, 25 °C, Sp. 4/3 rpm) | acrylate | UV |
Shear thinning Shape retaining Certified according to USP Class VI Resistant to sterilization |
Bonding PC, ABS, SAN, hard-PVC |
| Vitralit® 4731 |
Bonding hose fittings, bonding housings |
900-1,500 (LVT, 25°C, Sp. 3/30 rpm) | acrylate |
UV VIS |
Dry surface after curing, biocompatible: certified to USP Class VI and ISO 10993-5 standards |
Bonding PC /Makrolon, hard-PVC, PET, ABS, SAN, PMMA (Plexiglas®, acrylic glass) Bonding glass, steel, stainless steel, aluminium, brass |
| Vitralit® 5140 |
Sealing electrical assemblies, breathing masks |
250-500 | acrylate |
UV VIS |
Flexible, well suited for bonding plastics with low UV translucence and permeable to visible light, biocompatible: certified to USP Class VI standards |
Bonding ABS, PMMA (Plexiglas®, acrylic glass), hard-PVC, PET, SAN, PC Joining glass and plastics Joining metals to plastics Joining plastics with various substrates |
| Vitralit® 6108 |
needle bonding bonding glass apparatus |
600-900 | acrylate |
UV VIS secondary heat cure |
non-yellowing excellent flow properties certified to USP Class VI and ISO 10933-5 standards |
Bonding hard-PVC, ABS, SAN, Glass, steel, aluminium, brass, stainless steel |
| Vitralit® 6108 T |
needle bonding bonding glass apparatus |
3,000-6,000 | acrylate |
UV VIS secondary heat cure |
non-yellowing excellent gap-filling certified to USP Class VI standards shear thinning |
Bonding hard-PVC, ABS, SAN, Glass, steel, stainless steel, brass, aluminium |
| Vitralit® 7041 |
Needle bonding, bonding enclosures |
50-90 (LVT 25°C, Sp. 2/60 rpm) | acrylate |
UV VIS |
Excellent adhesion to glass, plastics and metals; biocompatible: certified to USP Class VI standards |
Bonding PMMA, PC, hard-PVC, PET-A, PET-G, PUR, PS, ABS, Glass, steel, stainless steel |
| Vitralit® 7041 T |
Needle bonding, bonding dialysis filters |
1,500-2,300 | acrylate |
UV VIS |
High viscosity/stable, excellent adhesion to glass, plastics and metals; biocompatible: certified to USP Class VI and ISO 10993/-4/-5 standards |
Bonding PMMA, PC, hard-PVC, PET-G, PUR, PS, ABS, Glass, steel, stainless steel, PET-A |
| Vitralit® 7044 VLV |
Bond Elastomeric Substrates |
10-100 | acrylate |
UV VIS |
High peel strength perfect solution for bonding large surfaces flexible |
Bonding Latex, NBR, SBR, TPE, rubber |
| Vitralit® 7090 VHS |
Bonding catheters, needle bonding |
40-100 | acrylate |
UV VIS |
Dry surface, very high adhesion to plastics, biocompatible: certified to USP Class VI standards |
Bonding PC (Makrolon), hard-PVC, ABS, SAN |
| Vitralit® 7562 | bonding glass apparatus | 500-900 | acrylate |
UV VIS |
Optically clear flexible elastic high resistance to moisture |
Bonding glass, steel, stainless steel, aluminium |
| Vitralit® 7989 |
Plastic bonding, bonding containers |
3,000-5,000 | acrylate | UV |
Excellent adhesion to plastics, especially to PC and PMMA; biocompatible: certified to USP Class VI standards |
Bonding hard-PVC, ABS, SAN, PUR, PC |
| Vitralit® UV 4050 |
needle bonding plastic bonding |
140-500 (LVT, 25°C, Sp. 2/30 rpm) | acrylate |
UV VIS |
Certified to ISO 10993-5 and USP Class VI standards modified acrylate impact resistant very fast curing very high adhesion to plastics |
Bonding hard-PVC, PUR, PS, ABS, SAN, Glass, steel, stainless steel, PC (polycarbonate) |
| Vitralit® 7311 FO | 30-100 | acrylate |
UV VIS |
fluorescing orange good capillarity USP Class VI ISO 10993-5/10 humidity and alcohol resistant |
PC PVC PMMA ABS glass metal |
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| Vitralit® 7311 FO T | 10,000-30,000 | acrylate |
UV-A VIS |
humidity and alcohol resistant meet USP Class VI |
PC PVC PMMA ABS glass metals |
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| Vitralit® 7173-V | acrylate | UV | ||||
| Vitralit® 7551 | 1,000-2,000 | acrylate | UV |
Adheres to polycarbonate, rigid PVC, styrene, and some metals Self-levelling Tack-free surface Certified according to USP Class VI Resistant to sterilization |
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| Vitralit® 7551-V | 1,000-2,000 | acrylate |
UV VIS |
adheres to polycarbonate, rigid PVC, styrene, and some metals self-levelling Tack-free surface |
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| Vitralit® 8400 | 100 - 200 | acrylate | UV |
outstanding elongation highly flexible colorless exceptional peel strength resistant to yellowing certified to USP Class VI standards |
PET Polyester PVC PE PC |
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| Vitralit® 40142 | 8,000-15,000 | acrylate | UV |
Good adhesion to glass, aluminum, ceramic, stainless steel, nitinol and some rigid plastics including polycarbonate Clear and resistant to yellowing Dry, tack-free surface Certified according to USP Class VI Resistant to sterilization |
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| Vitralit® 40221 | 750-1,500 | acrylate |
UV VIS |
Self-leveling Clear, tack-free Resistant to moisture Been formulated to pass the testing required for USP Class VI biocompatibility approval Resistant to sterilization |
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| Vitralit® 6162 | 400-800 | acrylate |
UV VIS |
low durometer adheres to polyurethane, PVC, and other high elongation plastics as well as glass, stainless steel, and ceramic highly resistant to moisture stress minimizer certified according to USP Class VI resistant to sterilization |
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| Elecolit® 323 | Bonding of EP catheters | paste-like | 2 component epoxy | thermal |
electrically conductive (ICA) thermally conductive ISO 10993-5/-12 certified |
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| Cyanolit® 203 TX |
Bonding hose unions, bridging large gaps, suitable for porous materials |
shear thinning | cyanoacrylate |
moisture, room temperature |
Biocompatible: certified to USP Class VI standards | Ideal for bonding PA, PC, ABS, PVC, EPDM |
| Cyanolit® 241 F |
Plastic bonding, metal bonding |
30-50 | cyanoacrylate |
moisture, room temperature |
Capillary flow, biocompatible: certified to USP Class VI standards |
Ideal for bonding PVC, ABS, PA, PC, PMMA, aluminium, steel, copper |
| Cyanolit® 732 F |
Bonding coloured plastics, delicate bonds |
230-350 (LVT, 25 °C, Sp. 2/60 rpm) | cyanoacrylate |
moisture, room temperature |
Film forming, suitable for bonding porous materials, biocompatible: certified to USP Class VI standards |
Ideal for bonding PVC, PMMA, ABS, PA, PC, EPDM, stainless steel |
*UV = 320 - 390 nm VIS = 405 nm
To download the technical datasheets (TDS) please click on the adhesive name.
Please open one of the links below to view our selection of medical device adhesive products. Or, contact Panacol-USA Application Engineering to speak with a trained specialist who can guide you to a product best suited for your application.
