DESIGN THE FUTURE OF MEDICAL DEVICES.
Loctite® Medical Device Assembly Adhesives
LOCTITE®, a brand of Henkel, is a leading manufacturer of flexible, light curing, moldable, and instant adhesives for medical device assemblies. Medical devices require strong, reliable, and biocompatible medical grade adhesives for bonding and sealing various device joints. Henkel offers adhesive technologies that are suitable for substrates such as plastics, polycarbonate, PVC, ABS, polyurethane, silicones, TPEs, stainless steel, and more.
LOCTITE® medical device adhesives follow strict quality controls and are tested to meet ISO 10993 biocompatibility standards.
Applications
Henkel has developed adhesive technologies for a variety of medical devices, including medical wearables, sensors, reservoirs, endoscopes, diagnostic equipment, and more.
Needles & Syringes
Medical device adhesives are used for bonding cannulas to hubs in needle assemblies, ensuring cannula is fixed and joint is well sealed to prevent fluids from leaking. The most common adhesives used are light curing cyanoacrylates, heat curing epoxies, and UV and LED light curing acrylics.
Catheters
Medical device adhesives are used for bonding catheter materials such as PVC, polycarbonate, polyurethane, and stainless steel. The most common adhesives used are light curing silicones, cyanoacrylates, and UV and LED light curing acrylics.
Tubes & Connectors
LOCTITE® light cure adhesives are used to assemble tubing to fittings, adaptors, IV sets, connectors, feeding tubes, and more. The most common adhesives used are light curing silicones, light curing cyanoacrylates, and light curing acrylics.
Types of Medical Device Adhesives
Adhesive Type |
Benefits |
CYANOACRYLATES |
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EPOXIES |
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SILICONES |
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UV/LIGHT CURING |
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