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HS-714 USP Class VI

Medical Grade, Flexible, Patented Irradiated Acrylated Olefin

2:1* Shrink Ratio - Operating Temperature Range -55°C to 121°C

Special Features

Can Be Customized to Your Exact Specifications*

• Custom shrink ratios up to 2.5:1
• Expanded Inside Diameters from .032 to .625
• Wall thicknesses from .012 to .035
• Custom colors

Superior Insulation Integrity and Reliability

• Provides excellent electrical insulation for laparoscopes, endoscopes and cauterizing probe instruments
• Dielectric Strength: 1800 - 2000 vpm
• 100% factory double tested for insulation integrity

Unique Sealable Properties Without An Adhesive Liner

• The tubing shrinks and fuses to the underlying material, preventing insulation slippage and preventing moisture from entering the underlying material

Highly Lubricious, Exceptionally Strong With Superior Cut-Through Protection

• Tensile Strength: 3200 – 3600 psi
• Highly resistant to damage from other sharp instruments

Numerous Sterilization Options

• Electron Beam and Gamma Radiation
• Autoclave Sterilization
• ETO Sterilization
• Steris Process-Paracetic Acid
• Hydrogen Peroxide Gas
• Gluteraldehyde

AUTOCLAVE CYCLE TEST: 20 cycles @ 121°C psig for 15 min. with fast dry cycle, followed by test for:
Property	Test Method	Typical Value
Volume Resistivity @ 500 volts	ASTM D 257	No change from original
Dielectric Strength in air @ 500 kv/min rise	ASTM D 149	No change from original
Dielectric Constant @ 1 Mhz	ASTM D 150	No change from original
Dissipation Factor @ 1 Mhz	ASTM D 150	No change from original

Custom Printing

• Insultab uses USP Class VI certified inks for custom printing and marking: company names, logos, part numbers, instructions, dates, warnings, flow directions, etc.

Custom Packaging in Our Clean Room Environment

• Custom, close tolerance cutting to meet exact specifications*
• Products are alcohol wiped, packaged in coils or on plastic spools and double bagged

Quick Delivery

• Insultab maintains a large on-the-shelf inventory of standard products: the most popular sizes, colors and constructions
• When you need standard products ASAP, we can provide same day shipment
• We will manufacture and store reserve inventory of customers’ standard and custom products to ensure continuous availability

USP Class VI Biocompatible Material

What is USP Class VI?

USP, United States Pharmacopeia, promotes public health by establishing officially recognized standards of quality and authoritative information for the use of medicines and other health care technologies.

In the 1960’s, methodology and requirements were established for plastic materials used by medical device manufacturers. USP testing measures the biological reactivity of plastics that come into contact with mammalian cell cultures and via implantation, into laboratory animals.

Plastics were classified into one of six classes; each required a different level of testing. Class VI testing was designed specifically for medical devices and medical device components and requires the most extensive testing for biocompatibility.

USES

• Insulating laparoscopes, endoscopes and cauterization probes
• Covering temporary implantation devices
• Tube joining, stiffening and transitioning
• Identifying - either by color coding or printed labels
• Cushioning metal devices
• Protecting wiring and instruments from abrasion
• Providing strain relief
• Bundling wires

XTRA SHIELD HS-714 Cut Length Tolerances

* Tight tolerances mean the lengths have very little deviation, as shown in the chart below

Length	Tolerance
¼" to under 4"	+/- .063
4" to under 6"	+/- .100
6" to under 12"	+/- .120
12" to under 18"	+/- .300
18" to under 28"	+/- .438
28" to under 36"	+/- .500
36" to under 60"	+/- 1.000
60" to under 75"	+/- 1.250
75" to under 80"	+/- 1.500
80" to under 100"	+/- 1.750

XTRA SHIELD HS-714 Standard Sizes and Packaging

	Expanded I.D. Minimum		Recovered I.D. Maximum		Recovered Wall Nominal		Standard Packaging - Product in Coils or Plastic Spools
Size	in.	mm	in.	mm	in.	mm	ft. / Coil or Spool	Total ft. / Box
3/32	.093	2.36	.046	1.17	.020	0.51	1,000	2,000
1/8	.125	3.18	.062	1.58	.020	0.51	1,000	2,000
3/16	.187	4.75	.093	2.36	.020	0.51	1,000	2,000
1/4	.250	6.35	.125	3.18	.025	0.64	500	1,000
3/8	.375	9.53	.187	4.75	.025	0.64	200	600
1/2	.500	12.70	.250	6.35	.025	0.64	200	600

Standard Colors: Black, Blue, Clear, White

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