What Duke Extrusion does

Duke Extrusion Corporation is a medical-grade thermoplastic tubing and extrusion manufacturer founded in 2000 and headquartered in Morgan Hill, California. The company produces catheter tubing, reinforced tubing (braided and coil), multi-lumen and co-extrusions, PTFE-lined tubing, balloon tubing, laser-cut hypotubes, and finished steerable access sheaths for medical device manufacturers and OEMs. Its technology platform rests on proprietary compounded resin formulations (the SLIX family of low-friction polymers), vertically integrated extrusion plus value-added services (tipping, hydrophilic coating, hole punching, overmolding, pad printing, surface treatment, and assembly), and an ISO 13485 certified, FDA registered quality system. Duke holds multiple registered trademarks covering its proprietary materials and branded product lines and distributes through both an e-commerce stock tubing storefront and a sales-led RFQ channel for custom extrusions, with claimed global shipping reach.

The company operates a hybrid revenue model combining unit-priced stock product sales (shipped within 24-48 hours with no minimum order) and quote-based custom extrusion manufacturing with multi-week lead times. It has been acquired by Cordica Medical, placing it within a vertically integrated catheter development and medical device contract manufacturing platform that also includes sister companies Duke Empirical and TEAM Technologies. Customer concentration is undisclosed, and the company does not report financials publicly; its growth is supported by ongoing product line expansion, proprietary material IP, and integration with the broader Cordica Medical CMO platform rather than by disclosed revenue momentum.

Name

Duke Extrusion

Legal name

Duke Extrusion Corporation

Website

https://dukeextrusion.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Duke Extrusion is a medical-grade thermoplastic tubing and extrusion manufacturer serving medical device OEMs with stock and custom catheter tubing, proprietary low-friction resin formulations, value-added catheter finishing services, and finished steerable access sheath devices from its ISO 13485 facility in Morgan Hill, California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Morgan Hill

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Stock Medical Tubing Sales: Sale of stock medical extrusions including single lumen tubing, braided catheters, and coil reinforced catheter shafts from inventory for immediate purchase.
2. Custom Medical Extrusions: Custom catheter tubing development and manufacturing services matching exact customer specifications for one-of-a-kind solutions.
3. Value-Added Services: Secondary processing services including catheter tipping, hole punching, hydrophilic coatings, surface treatment, tube forming, tubing overmolding, pad printing, and assembly services.
4. Finished Catheter Assemblies: Complete catheter assemblies and finished goods for medical device manufacturers and OEMs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Duke Extrusion is a full-service medical-grade tubing and extrusion contract manufacturer that produces stock and custom catheter tubing, balloon tubing, braided and coil-reinforced shafts, steerable access sheaths, and finished catheter assemblies for medical device manufacturers and OEMs. The company combines thermoplastic extrusion, proprietary compounded resin formulations, and post-processing value-added services (hydrophilic coating, tipping, hole punching, overmolding, pad printing) under one vertically integrated ISO 13485 certified, FDA registered operation.

Product overview

Duke Extrusion is a full-service medical-grade tubing and extrusion manufacturer providing medical device manufacturers and OEMs with the highest quality catheter tubing and high-performance tubing applications. The company operates a vertically integrated business offering: (1) Stock tubing products including Single Lumen Tubing, Braided Reinforced Tubing, ChronoPrene® Balloon Tubing, ChronoBond™ Stock Tubing, Coil Reinforced Tubing, PTFE Lined Tubing, VERGO® Steerable Access Sheaths, Multi-Durometer Tubing, Laser Cut Hypotube, Steerable/Deflectable Catheters, and R&D Kits; (2) Custom extrusion services including Custom Profile Co-Extrusions, Multi-Lumen Tubing, Custom Taper Tubing, Overjacketing, and Solid Rod Extrusions; (3) Proprietary material formulations including PebaSLIX®, NyloSLIX®, PolySLIX™, and FluoroSLIX®; (4) Standard medical-grade materials including Pebax®, Nylon 12, PEEK, Polyurethane, Polycarbonate, PET, FEP/EFEP, Hytrel®, and Chronoprene®; and (5) Value-added services including Hydrophilic Coatings, Catheter Tipping, Tube Overmolding, Hole Punching, Surface Treatment, Tube Forming, Pad Printing, Actuation Cables & Wire, FEP Liners, Longitudinal Reinforcement, and Welded/Bonded Tubing. The company has been acquired by Cordica Medical and operates from an ISO 13485 certified, FDA registered facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ChronoPrene: Thermoplastic elastomer tubing product used in medical device industry with high elongation, high flexural modulus, and tensile strength
• ChronoBond
• PebaSLIX
• PolySLIX
• NyloSLIX
• FluoroSLIX
• VERGO
• SpectraFlex R&D Kits
• Telescopic R&D Kits

Products and services

• Stock Single Lumen Tubing Immediately available medical-grade single lumen catheter tubing available in sizes from 2 to 12 French O.D., multiple wall thicknesses, and durometers from 35D to 80D, shipped within 24 hours with no minimum order requirements, for medical device manufacturers and catheter designers.
• Braided Reinforced Tubing Stock braid-reinforced catheter tubing with wire and filament reinforcement delivering higher pressure resistance, improved torque transmission, crush resistance, kink resistance, and improved pushability, shipped within 48 hours, for medical device OEMs and catheter designers.
• ChronoPrene® Balloon Tubing Stock thermoplastic elastomer balloon tubing with high elongation (over 1500%), high flexural modulus, and tensile strength, available in hardnesses from 5A to 75A, for medical device manufacturers building catheter balloon applications.
• ChronoBond™ Stock Tubing Proprietary stock tubing with bonded characteristics for medical catheter applications, offered under the ChronoBond brand name.
• Coil Reinforced Tubing Stock catheter tubing reinforced with an internal helical coil spring to provide kink resistance, crush resistance, and flexibility, available in diameters from 0.010 inch up to 1 inch, for medical device catheter applications.
• PTFE Lined Tubing Stock catheter tubing with PTFE liner on the internal diameter to minimize friction and allow other devices to pass through with lower resistance, available in single or multi-lumen configurations, for medical device OEMs.
• VERGO® Steerable Access Sheaths Stock steerable cardiac access sheaths with hydrophilic coating on the outer diameter and PTFE liner for low friction inner diameter, offering 2-way deflection up to 160 degrees, available in sizes from 18Fr to 32Fr, for interventional cardiac access procedures.
• Multi-Durometer Tubing Stock medical tubing combining softer and stiffer durometers along the tubing length to provide flexibility and support for navigating difficult target locations during catheter procedures.
• Laser Cut Hypotube Stock laser-cut hypotube offering increased flexibility, better torque response, higher hoop strength to minimize ovalization during bending, limited axial stretch, and custom deflection properties, for catheter shaft and distal tip applications.
• Steerable and Deflectable Catheters Stock steerable and deflectable catheter systems designed to guide catheters, stents, and other implant delivery systems and therapeutic devices to challenging target locations in the body.
• SpectraFlex and Telescopic R&D Kits Stock research and development kits (SpectraFlex containing four tubes of identical dimensions but different durometers; Telescopic containing four tubes of various diameters that nest within one another) for evaluating tubing stiffness and concentric tubing design in catheter development.
• Custom Profile Co-Extrusions Custom coextrusion service combining beneficial properties of two materials by extruding them simultaneously into a single tube in concentric tube-on-tube configurations or striped patterns, for medical device manufacturers requiring specialized catheter tubing.
• Custom Multi-Lumen Tubing Custom catheter tubing with multiple internal channels/lumens for various clinical applications, available with different materials for each lumen, for medical device manufacturers and OEMs.
• Custom Taper Tubing Custom medical tubing with varying diameters along the length for specialized catheter applications, for medical device manufacturers and OEMs.
• Overjacketing Service Custom extrusion overcoating where thermoplastic polymer is applied over substrates (such as PTFE liners with reinforcing braids) to encapsulate and adhere to the inner layer, for advanced catheter construction.
• Custom Solid Rod Extrusions Custom solid plastic rod extrusions used as mandrels for catheter reprocessing, push rods, and deployment of implantable devices, available in crescent, half-moon, tapered, and square profiles.
• Hydrophilic Coating Service Value-added service applying custom hydrophilic coatings in an ISO Class 8 Controlled Environment Room to improve lubricity and reduce surface friction on catheters, with coating thicknesses as low as five microns.
• Catheter Tipping Service Catheter tip forming processes including RF forming, grinding, and thermoforming with molds to create tapered or atraumatic tips at the distal end of catheter tubing.
• Tube Overmolding Service Injection molding around catheters, tubes, or other components to create encapsulated features, strain reliefs, ports, and nose cones for medical device applications.
• Hole Punching Service Precision tube hole punching and laser hole drilling services to create access holes as small as 0.002 inches in catheter tubing.
• Surface Treatment Service Plasma discharge and corona treatment processes to improve bondability and bond adhesion, plus etching for fluoropolymers, applied to medical tubing components.
• Custom Pad Printing Service 360-degree catheter printing service for graphics, lettering, numbering, logos, depth markers, and measurement scales on the outer surface of catheter tubing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Stock tubing ships within 24 hours of purchase
• +4 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cordica MedicalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDuke Extrusion has been acquired by Cordica Medical. The company now operates as part of the Cordica Medical family of companies, which includes Duke Empirical and TEAM Technologies. This acquisition integrates Duke Extrusion into a vertically integrated catheter development and medical device contract manufacturing business.
• Duke EmpiricalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDuke Empirical is a sister company within the Cordica Medical family that provides in-house capabilities for custom catheter-based medical device manufacturing, advanced development, and finished device manufacturing. Duke Extrusion refers customers needing customized devices to Duke Empirical.
• TEAM TechnologiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTEAM Technologies (also referred to as TEAM Technologies Acquisition) is part of the Cordica Medical acquisition strategy, expanding the integrated catheter development and medical device contract manufacturing capabilities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Raumedic: Medical-grade polymer processing company specializing in extrusion of tubing, catheters, and components for medical and pharmaceutical applications. Strong direct competitor with similar thermoplastic and fluoropolymer processing expertise.
• Biomerics: Medical device contract manufacturer with specialized extrusion, catheter, and minimally invasive device capabilities. Comparable in serving interventional and cardiovascular device OEMs with custom tubing solutions.
• Vention Medical (Nordson MEDICAL): Medical device contract manufacturer offering custom extrusion, catheter fabrication, and assembly services. Closely comparable in vertically integrated medical tubing and finished device capabilities.
• Putnam Plastics: Specialty medical tubing extruder offering custom extrusions, multi-lumen tubing, and catheter components to medical device OEMs. Direct competitor in medical-grade polymer extrusion with comparable materials and capabilities.
• Optinova: Specialty medical tubing manufacturer offering multi-lumen, co-extrusion, and PTFE-lined tubing for medical device applications. Direct competitor in advanced medical polymer extrusion.
• Spectrum Plastics Group: Large-scale medical extrusion and converting manufacturer serving medical device OEMs with tubing, catheter components, and value-added services. Most direct scaled competitor in custom medical extrusion.

Broad incumbents

• Freudenberg Medical: Global medical device contract manufacturer offering custom extrusion, molding, and assembly for medical devices and pharma. Broad incumbent with overlapping medical tubing capabilities and larger geographic footprint.
• Parker Hannifin (Precision Fluidics Division): Industrial conglomerate with medical-grade tubing and fluid handling products serving medical device and life science OEMs. Broad incumbent with overlapping medical tubing and catheter-related products.
• Teleflex Medical OEM: Large medical device OEM with proprietary extrusion capabilities supplying catheter components and custom tubing to the broader industry. Operates as a broad incumbent offering overlapping tubing solutions across multiple device categories.

Emerging players

• AdvaTec: Specialty contract manufacturer focused on medical tubing, catheter components, and minimally invasive device assemblies. Emerging peer with similar custom medical extrusion and catheter component capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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