Lubrizol supplies pharmaceutical-grade polymers for a wide variety of combination products.

Lubrizol offers biocompatible, biostable thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) for implantable drug delivery and drug-eluting devices. Our Pathway™ TPU possess many unique qualities beneficial to DDCPs, including adaptable mechanical properties and flexible chemistry, which allows for the product’s compatibility with a wide-range of active pharmaceutical ingredients. Pathway TPU also has established Drug Master Files (DMFs) and is manufactured under IPEC-PQG good manufacturing practice guidelines, which is commonly FDA-required when incorporating a drug into a medical device.

Applications areas:

Drug eluting pacemaker leads
Antiretroviral-loaded intravaginal rings
Drug-coated balloon catheters
Hormonal subcutaneous implants

Drug Eluting Devices