International Polymer Engineering, Inc. (IPE) products

IPE’s ePTFE suture components are soft, biologically inert and chemically non reactive. Our ePTFE suture components are ideal to limit inflammation, bleeding and other collateral effects which may occur during closure or soft tissue reconstruction. FluoroFlex™ ePTFE VS® suture components are manufactured in continuous lengths for suturing or custom applications. They are the ideal suture components for many implant surgical procedures where low elongation and high strength are required. Custom variations of the FluoroFlex™ ePTFE suture components can be developed upon request.

IPE’s flexible and bendable FluoroFlex biopsy channel components combine the best properties of both PTFE and ePTFE in a composite construction. FluoroFlex biopsy channel components helps guard against kinking and is adapted to be insertable, in-line, with the rigid section of the endoscopic working channel. FluoroFlex significantly reduces friction within the endoscope for easy installation during production using existing OEM procedures. Our biopsy channel components are designed to minimize the possibility of cross contamination of the non-porous inner structure of conventional endoscopes and will replace most major OEM channels such as Olympus and Pentax.