Materials

The right material is as critical to your device or implant as the specs themselves. For spinal implants, bone screws, fixation plates and more, understanding which materials will provide the exact qualities you need is the key to product success.

Paragon Medical partners with you to help ensure that the best material for the application is selected. We have extensive experience with a wide variety of advanced materials created for device and implant use, including materials that are biocompatible and bioresorbable. All our materials are sourced from the best suppliers in the industry, so you can be assured that they meet specifications.

Surgical Instruments

Polymer

Acetal
Celcon^®
PEEK
Radel-R 5000
Ultem^®

Metal

Aluminum
Cobalt Chrome
Nitinol
Stainless Steels
Titanium

Cases & Trays

Polymer

HPP
Radel-R 5000
Santoprene
Silicone
Udel

Metal

Aluminum
Stainless Steels

Implants

Cobalt Chrome
PEEK
Stainless Steels
Titanium
UHMW

Plastic Machining

ABS
Acrylic
CTFE/FEP/PFA/Tefzel
Delrin^®/Acetal
Ertalyte^® PET-P
Fluorosint^®
HDPE/LDPE
Kynar^® PVDF
Noryl
Nylon and Nylatron^®
PBT
PEEK
Phenolic G10

Polycarbonate
Polypropylene
Polystyrene/Rexolite^®
Polysulfone
PPS/Ryton®/Techtron^®
PVC/CPVC
Radel^®
Teflon^®
Torlon^®
UHMW
Ultem^®
Vespel^®

Molding & Micro Molding

Bioresorbable resins
Ultem^® (polyetherimide)
Topas^® (cyclic olefin copolymer)
Lexan^® (polycarbonate)
Zeonor^® and Zeonex® (polyolefins)
Acrylite^® (acrylic – polymethyl methacrylate)
COP, COC, PMMA, PP and PC resins
Teflon^® PFA – Fluorocarbon
Liquid crystal polymers (LCP), both fiberglass and carbon reinforced
Polyarylsulfone (PAS)

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)
Polyetherimide (PEI), both unfilled and reinforced
Polyethersulfone (PES), both unfilled and reinforced
Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), fiberglass reinforced
Hytrel^®
Isoplast (rigid polyurethane)
Pellethane^®
Santoprene
Texin^®
TPE/TPU/PUR

Additive Manufacturing

17-4 SS
Titanium
PC-ISO reinforced