A two-layer extruded tubing allows inserting guidewires faster and more efficiently during vascular procedures. The PEXglide tubing from Filtrona Extrusion, Athol, Mass., (filtrona.com) consists of an outer layer of medical-grade high-density polyethylene and an inner layer of a silicone-like polymer. This reduces the coefficient of friction, especially for pre-coiled tubing. The product is primarily for guidewire-dispenser tubing. It can also house stainless steel or nitinol guidewires used in angioplasty, stent, and other vascular procedures. The more lubricious the inner core of this tubing, the smoother and faster the guidewire can move through it. “And in vascular procedures, the more easily and quickly guidewires move unimpeded through the inner core of the tubing the better,” says Filtrona Extrusion vice president of sales and marketing Richard Brooks. PEXglide complies with FDA regulation 21-CFR and is gamma or ETO sterilizable.