Rho-Coat™ is a PTFE-free coating material for guidewires and hypotube-based catheters. It is applied using our state of the art proprietary application technology– Cambus Coat™.
Rho-Coat™ provides an ultra smooth coating with high lubricity for easy insertion and removal of the wire or catheter. Rho-Coat™ produces products with a finish similar in performance to a polymer jacket.

Benefits
- Ultra Smooth
- High Lubricity
- Conformal Coating
- Excellent Adhesion
- Tight Tolerances
- PTFE & PFOA-free
- Passes stringent Biocompatibility Testing in accordance with ISO standard 10993-1 for short-term contact of less than 24 hours with human body,
– Cytotoxicity
– Hemocompatibility: Direct & In-direct contact
Base Materials
- Stainless Steel
- Nitinol (limitations apply)
- Other alloys on request
Tube/Wire Diameter Range
- OD: 0.010” ~ 0.255” or 0.254mm ~ 6.50mm
Coating Thickness
- Average coating thickness of 0.0002” (0.005mm) per side is consistently achieved
- Typical Range: 0.0002” – 0.0009”
(0.005mm to 0.023 mm)
Coating Colours
- Black
- Blue
- Green on request
Applications
- Guidewires
- Marker bands
- Coated Hypotube Shafts for
- Cardiovascular devices
- Neurovascular devices
- Endovascular devices