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What We Do
We specialise in the development and manufacture of advanced medical balloons for the global medical device industry.
Why choose us Because we are experienced
Our team of engineers and technicians have 35+ years of combined experience, specifically in medical balloons
Our clients Large & small
Our customers range from large multinational medical device manufacturers to contract manufacturers to cutting edge start-ups
Our approach Innovation enabled by quality
We use our proprietary robotic balloon forming technology to expand what’s possible today
Got a challenging balloon project? Get in touch and we’ll bring you to the forefront of balloon catheter technology globally.
Balloon Types
We make a wide variety of balloons, ranging from non-compliant (non-stretchy) to utra-compliant (very stretchy) in all shapes and sizes. We offer many materials like Nylon, PET and PolyUrethanes to meet your custom needs. Our robotic process can be optimised to hit your design-targets like thin walls, high burst-pressures and tight pack-down, giving you a truly custom balloon.
Spherical Balloon
Elliptical Balloon
Square Balloon
Conical Balloon
Long Spherical Balloon
Conical-spherical Balloon
Conical Square Balloon
Long Conical Square Balloon
Tapered Balloon
Dumbell Balloon
Stepped Balloon
Hemi Balloon
Conical Hemi Balloon
Your Custom Balloon
Balloon Functionality
Non-compliant balloonsdo not increase (significantly) in diameter when inflated to high pressures.
These balloons are typically used in high-force, high dimensional accuracy, dilatation applications like stent deployment.
Compliant balloonsgrow in diameter when inflated to higher pressures.
Controlled radial expansion balloons can reach multiple target diameters at various inflation pressures or volumes.
Ultra-compliant balloonsgrow significantly when inflated and are essentially highly elastic balloons.
Volume control is often preferred in these low pressure applications.
Materials
We can form balloons using a variety of medical-grade thermoplastic materials. We can help you choose the right material to maximise your balloon performance and integrate with your medical device or assembly process. Common materials include:PET
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) is a thermoplastic polyester, commercialized as Dacron® in the USA. This material offers some of the highest burst pressures even with a thin wall-thickness. Thermobonding of PET to your catheter shaft may pose challenges depending on material compatibility.
Nylon
Nylon is well suited to high pressure balloons where some flexibility is desirable or acceptable. This material bonds well to PEBAX catheter shafts and is a good, slightly softer alternative to PET.
PEBAX
This polymer is based on Nylon and available in multiple shore-hardness grades from 72D (fairly hard) to 25D or 75A (quite soft). This allows for optimisation of balloon compliance and flexibility, as well as multiple catheter bonding solutions.
PolyUrethane PU, TPU
The Polyurethane family of materials is large and expansive with many good options for compliant and ultra-compliant balloons. Popular brands include Pellethane by Lubrizol and the Medallist range by Teknor Apex. These polymers are usually quite soft (25A to 90A) and well suited to thermal processing.
Our Balloons are shipped globally from our HQ in Wexford Get in touch to speak to us and to set up your order.
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Contact Hoop
We’re based in Ireland (a medical device manufacturing hub) and from here we ship balloons all over the world. We’ve got local sales representation in the USA through our sales partners Haldeman & Frazier Inc For Global Enquiries Email: sales@hoopmedical.comOur AddressWexford, Ireland
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Our Founder | Teddy Mudge
Teddy is passionate about innovation and (along with the Team’s help) is constantly improving what we do at Hoop. He graduated Cum Laude from Imperial College London and is building on his career as an engineer and entrepreneur in medical balloons.