Only a small portion of the total volume of polymers manufactured worldwide are employed in medical devices, with the great majority going to the industrial and consumer markets. Raw material providers designate these materials as "medical grade" to differentiate the grades delivered into the market for medical devices. The term "medical polymer" has taken on different meanings for different people in the medical device sector because there is currently no regulatory definition of a Medical Polymer and no prescriptive regulatory standards for raw materials used in medical devices. As a result, the performance, quality, and related support of polymers marketed as medical grade from various providers may not be the same. When choosing materials, this predicament may leave the device designer perplexed and hesitant.
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