Respirator and ventilator tubing

Flexible tubing in respiratory medical equipment are critical components: they connect ventilators or CPAP devices to the patient (respiratory circuit tubing), conduct oxygen and compressed air in hospital systems, and in ICU serve as pathway for administration of nebulized medications. Medical TPU is the dominant material in many of these applications, offering a critical combination: extreme flexibility (tubing bends when moving the patient without occluding), transparency (allows visualization of condensation, secretions, obstructions), biocompatibility (direct contact with air entering the lungs), and durability for reuse after sterilization. They compete with PVC (traditional, in decline due to environmental and plasticizer issues) and silicone (used in critical applications but more expensive). The COVID-19 pandemic caused explosive demand for medical tubing and accelerated investment in productive capacity globally.