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Complex Medical Balloons
Unmatched Expertise
Nordson MEDICAL is the market leader in complex medical balloon design, development, and manufacturing. Our pioneering Advanced Polymers team was the first to manufacture and supply medical balloons to the medical device industry. Our medical balloon expertise is unmatched, with:
- Over 30 years of experience
- Over one million balloons manufactured annually
- Hundreds of custom balloons designed annually
Fully Integrated Supplier
Unlike most other suppliers, we manage every step of medical balloon production in-house—from extrusion, to tooling design, to manufacturing. This integration allows us to produce the highest-quality custom balloons, often in as little as 2 weeks. We also use the same processes and equipment for complex medical balloon prototypes as we do for production, which supports a smooth transition into manufacturing.

Quick-Turn Balloon Prototyping
Experience Rapid Speed-to-Market
Nordson MEDICAL's Balloon Center of Excellence in Salem, New Hampshire, USA is the market leader in complex medical balloon design, development, and manufacturing. As a fully-integrated supplier, we manage every step of medical balloon development and production. All extrusion, tooling, design, manufacturing, and testing is performed in-house, enabling us to produce the highest quality balloons in less time, accelerating your product development and time to market.
In addition to our vertical integration, our customers experience shorter lead times due to our unrivaled R&D services, specifically focused on a smooth development process with manufacturing in mind. Upon design transfer, our high-volume capacity enables you to scale your production needs with confidence. From concept to long-term commercial manufacturing, let Nordson MEDICAL be your balloon center of excellence!
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High-Pressure
Polyurethane Balloons
Work with a Market Leader
Nordson MEDICAL is the market leader in complex medical balloon design, development, and manufacturing. Our Salem, NH facility has established a particular expertise in polyurethane balloons. Polyurethane is widely used to make compliant balloons that exhibit 20% to 200% or more growth across working ranges. Polyurethanes with lower durometers offer higher compliance, and higher durometer urethanes offer superb durability and are capable of constrained pressures that can exceed 30 atm. Polyurethane balloons are widely used in clinical applications such as atrial fibrillation, kyphoplasty, urinary, and vascular occlusion.
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High-Quality, High-Performance Medical Balloons
Best-In-Class
Our complex medical balloons have earned their reputation as the best in the industry, with:
- Tightest tolerances
- Highest burst pressures
- Thinnest walls
- Unique balloon design options (multi-lumen, coated, bent balloon)
Applications of Complex Medical Balloons
Dilatation:
High-pressure medical balloons apply a force to dilate restrictions or unblock arteries. They are non-elastic and retain their size and shape under pressure. They can be used in other areas of the body for esophageal dilatation, ureteral dilatation, heart valve dilatation, and more.
Stent Delivery:
High-pressure balloons are commonly used to deploy and post-dilate stents to reduce the rate of arterial restenosis and acute restenosis and acute reclosure following angioplasty. Low-compliant balloons ensure that the artery will not be over-expanded.
Positioning:
Offset balloons are designed to position devices or instruments against a specific wall within a vessel or body cavity, allowing for targeted treatment or access. Symmetrical balloons, on the other hand, are used to precisely center instruments within a cavity for balanced deployment. Balloons with a narrowed, dogbone shape enable lateral positioning of devices within structures like valves, offering enhanced control in complex anatomical environments.
Occlusion:
Low-pressure, elastomeric balloons are used to fill various shape body cavities.
Endovascular Graft Delivery:
Grafts are deployed and attached to an artery wall by deploying a balloon within the artery.
Energy Delivery:
High-pressure balloons can be used to transfer heat or cold because their ultra-thin walls provide a relatively high rate of heat transfer.
Light Therapy:
PET balloons are optically clear and permit the transmission of light over a broad spectrum, making them well-suited for Laser Balloon Angioplasty (LBA) and Photo Dynamic Therapy (PDT) with light-activated drugs.
Drug Delivery:
Two discrete balloons or a "dog bone" shaped balloon can be used to seal off an area to be treated without subjecting too large an area to the medication.
Technical Information
Medical Balloon Types and Specifications
*Production capability may vary depending upon overall balloon design.
Non-Compliant Dilatation Balloons | |
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Characteristics | Ultrahigh strength, thin walls |
Materials | PET |
Compliance range | 0%–10% (typical) |
Color | Optically clear or colored |
Light transmission | Transmits light over very broad spectrum including Nd:YAG lasers |
Sizes | Diameter: 0.5 mm–80 mm
Length: Virtually any (15" max) |
Burst pressures | 15 psi–400 psi (1 atm–27 atm) |
Coatings available | Yes | Semi-Compliant Dilatation Balloons |
Characteristics | High strength, thin walls |
Materials | PET, Nylon, Polyurethane, other thermoplastic elastomers |
Compliance range | 10%–20% (typical) |
Sizes | Diameter: 0.5 mm–50 mm
Length: Virtually any (15" max) |
Burst pressures | 15 psi–375 psi (1 atm–25.5 atm) |
Coatings available | Yes | Compliant Balloons |
Characteristics | Low pressure, thin and thick walls |
Materials | Polyurethane, Nylon elastomers, and other thermoplastic elastomers |
Compliance range | 20%–200% or more |
Sizes | Diameter: 0.5 mm–80 mm
Length: Virtually any (15" max) |
Burst pressures | 0 psi–30 psi (0 atm–2 atm)
Balloons can be designed for volume |
Coatings available | Yes |

Standard Balloon

Conical Balloon

Square Balloon

Spherical Balloon

Elliptical Balloon

Conical / Square Balloon

Long Conical / Square Balloon

Conical / Spherical Balloon

Long Spherical Balloon

Tapered Balloon

Dog Bone Balloon

Stepped Balloon

Offset Balloon

Conical / Offset Balloon

Your Design

Conical Sharp Corner

Conical Radius Corner

Square End

Spherical End

Offset Neck

Your Design
A wide variety of coatings can be added to the surface of a complex medical balloon to enhance or change its properties to meet new requirements, including:
- Lubricious coatings (hydrophilic and hydrophobic)
- Abrasion- and puncture-resistant coatings
- Tacky or high-friction coatings
- Conductive coatings
- Antithrombogenic coatings
- Drug-release coatings
- Reflective coatings
- Selective coatings
Your One-Stop Precision Components Shop
Engineered for excellence—manufactured for scale. At Nordson MEDICAL, we specialize in delivering high-performance components that power the next generation of minimally invasive procedures. From heat shrink tubing and nitinol components to polyurethane balloons and extruded tubing, our solutions are engineered to meet the exact demands of today's most advanced medical applications.
With a deep commitment to quality, scalability, and innovation, we help medical device manufacturers bring life-changing technologies to market faster and more reliably. Reach out to our team to get started.