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Reduce Your Time to Market with Our Sample Assortment Kits
If you’re a product designer, your primary objective is to reduce time to market. Our sample assortment kits are just what you need! Each kit is a valuable resource in one convenient package. Because there are multiple product samples in one box, you can design, evaluate and test before placing an order. Visi...

Qosina Introduces New Product Catalog
Qosina is pleased to release the 40th anniversary edition of its full-line product catalog. This four-color print book includes more than 5,000 stock components depicted in full-scale photos on a one-centimeter grid. There are over 400 newly added components, plus additional features to make product searches ...

Qosina Offers ISO 80369-7 Compliant Components
Qosina stocks several components that meet the ISO 80369-7 standard, which specifies requirements for the design and performance of small-bore connectors intended to be used in intravascular or hypodermic applications. It’s our responsibility to stay abreast of regulatory changes and safety standards in t...

Qosina Carries Multi-Purpose, Single-Use Instruments
Qosina offers a wide selection of single-use hand instruments that are suitable for use in many diverse applications, across multiple industries. Available in plastic and floor-grade stainless steel, Qosina’s single-use tools are constructed of high quality materials designed to perform under the toughest con...

Qosina Stocks Full Line of CPC® AseptiQuik® G and S Series Connectors
Qosina is pleased to carry the full line of CPC® AseptiQuik® G and S Series connectors. They are ideal for providing sterile connections for small-flow applications—even in non-sterile environments. These connectors boast a genderless design, which allows them to mate universally, simplifying system integ...

Qosina Introduces Three New Needleless, Swabbable Injection Sites
Qosina is pleased to introduce three new needleless, swabbable injection sites. These easy-to-grip, ISO 80369-7 compliant components are ideal for use in flushing, sampling and IV applications. They prevent dripping and leakage when disconnected, eliminating the need for clamps. And because they’re needle...

Qosina’s Barbed, Tube-to-Tube Connectors are Quick and Easy to Assemble
Qosina offers a wide selection of barbed, tube-to-tube connectors in various configurations including Y, T, elbow, straight and reducing. Assembly is simple and quick since bonding or adhesives are not needed. These connectors can be used with various types of tubing, accommodating inner diameters from 0.0625...

Qosina Launches Redesigned Website
Qosina’s new website provides improved navigation and easier access to its products and services. Other new features include an updated product category structure, category-specific filtering to easily find components, and the addition of downloadable documentation such as safety data sheets, technical data s...

Qosina Adds New Bonded Extension Lines
Qosina now carries five new bonded, off-the-shelf extension lines, each designed with a combination of components. These easy-to-use, cost-effective extension lines provide added flexibility to gravity and infusion sets. Qosina also offers a wide selection of bonded, high pressure, insert-molded and high duro...

Qosina Launches Interactive 3D CAD Model Catalog
Qosina is pleased to release its new interactive catalog of 3D CAD models. This catalog allows customers to instantly download configurable 3D component drawings directly from Qosina’s website.   “Our customers want to get a head start on modeling their design. They want to...

Qosina Now Offers TPE-Coated-Stem Check Valves
Qosina now carries two new patented TPE-coated-stem check valves. These valves feature a male luer lock outlet with a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE)-coated stem that is designed to avoid the adherence of mating surfaces and improve sealing, allowing for an easy disconnection of the luers. The low mating force ...

Qosina Unveils New Tyvek® Sterilization Supplies
Qosina has introduced a line of Tyvek® sterilization supplies for biopharmaceutical equipment and medical device components. Qosina's off-the-shelf Tyvek® sterilization supplies include a large assortment of pouches, sheets and tubes, which are available in various sizes and styles. The Tyvek® line is off...

Qosina Adds Closed Male Luer Lock Valves
Qosina has added four closed male luer lock valves to its existing line of luer-activatedvalves. These valves are DEHP-free and close completely upon disconnection, eliminating the need for clamping or capping. They are ideal for flushing and drainage applications, prevent dripping and leakage, and restrict t...

Qosina Now Stocks Gamma-Stable, Large-Bore Tuohy Borst Adapters
Ronkonkoma, NY, USA, June 4, 2018—Qosina is pleased to add tinted, gamma-sterilizable, large-bore tuohy borst adapters to its existing line of tuohy borsts. Qosina now carries 13 distinct, off-the-shelf options that can accommodate instrument sizes up to 18 FR. Comprised of a clear or tinte...

Qosina Provides Cost-Effective Off-the-Shelf and Custom Tubing Solutions
Qosina offers a wide selection of in-stock tubing for prototyping and large-scale production requirements. The high-quality, medical-grade tubing is competitively priced, conveniently packaged in small coils and available in a diverse range of sizes and materials including PVC, silicone, FEP, HDPE or DEHP-fre...

Qosina’s Slide Clamps Remain an Integral Part of the Company’s History
Since Qosina’s inception in 1980, the company has consistently stocked its core product, the slide clamp. It was the first component Qosina ever sold and remains one of its top-selling product lines. In its first catalog nearly 40 years ago, Qosina featured six unique slide clamps. Through...

Qosina Adds Revolutionary PenBlade® Scalpels
Qosina has added the award-winning PenBlade® safety scalpels to its line. The ergonomically designed PenBlade® has an intuitive pen-style activation, using existing muscle memory. The release button is positioned near the front of the scalpel, where it can be pressed without looking or reposition...

Qosina Expands Its Line of Stopcocks
Qosina is excited to announce the addition of 12 new stopcocks to its existing selection of bulk, non-sterile components. These new stopcocks are REACH and RoHS compliant, and feature low profiles, low pressure ratings and unique configurations that include build-in styles. With nearly 100 different option...

Qosina Stocks Medical-Grade O-Rings
Qosina is pleased to carry a line of bulk, non-sterile O-rings for further assembly. These O-rings are predominantly used in static sealing applications and can be used between two components as a primary seal to prevent leakage, or as an energizing element. When used as an energizing element, the O-ring...

Qosina Introduces New 2018 Catalog
Qosina is pleased to release its new 2018 product catalog, which features over 5,000 stock components. The four-color, glossy print catalog consists of more than 500 pages with full-scale illustrations on a one-centimeter grid and includes approximately 150 new parts, such as connectors, O-Rings, forceps,...

Bioprocessing Components from Qosina
Qosina carries a wide variety of bulk, non-sterile bioprocessing components that are in-stock and ready for immediate shipment.  Our line of bioprocessing accessories includes Pharmafluor® tubing, barbed connectors and flanges, sanitary flanges, press-in barbed plugs, compression fittings, as well as...

Dip-Molded Plastisol Y Connectors from Qosina
Qosina stocks a variety of Y connectors manufactured from plastisol, also known as liquid polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a material used to make flexible components. These connectors are produced through a dip molding process rather than traditional injection molding. Plastisol provides exceptional flexibility...

Qosina Acquires Alpha Industries, Inc.
Qosina Corporation is pleased to announce that it has acquired Alpha Industries, Inc., a disposable component manufacturer headquartered in Clearwater, FL. The entire range of Alpha Industries’ plastic forceps, clamps and bowls are now available on our website as an extension to the thousands of stock com...

Qosina Adds ISO 80369-6 NRFit™ Components
Qosina has added eight new NRFit™ connectors and caps (#40050-#40057) to its product line. These components are compliant with the ISO 80369-6 standard, which specifies the requirements for small-bore connectors to be used for connections in neuraxial applications such as spinal and epidural procedures. ...

Qosina Adds Tuohy Borst Adapters
Qosina is pleased to announce 2 new tuohy borst adapters. One adapter features a female luer lock side port connector (#80460), while the other has a 6 inch DEHP-Free PVC side port tube to a female luer lock connector (#80461). Both tuohy borst adapters are available to fit 0 – 9 French guidewires and hav...

Qosina Expands Its ENFit™ Product Line
Qosina has added a number of components to its extensive ENFit™ product line, including male and female connectors and caps, low dose syringes, spikes, adapters and Y connectors. ENFit™ is a brand of enteral feeding connectors that meet the ISO 80369-3 standard, which was developed to improve patient saf...

Qosina Offers Immediate Delivery of Syringes
Qosina carries bulk, non-sterile syringes for all your prototyping and production requirements. With almost 200 different options, Qosina supplies syringe volumes as low as 0.25 ml and up to 140 ml. As a distributor of BD™, Monoject™, Medallion® and VacLok® syringes, Qosina carries Polypropylene, Polycarb...

Qosina Stocks a Complete Line of Dilators and Introducer Sheaths
Qosina carries a large selection of dilators available with and without tear-away introducer sheaths in various lengths, sizes, materials and colors. Tear-away introducer sheaths with dilators have a zero clearance dilator-to-sheath transition and are equipped with a unique lockin...

Medical OEM Tubing Solutions from Qosina
Qosina offers a wide selection of in-stock and custom medical tubing for your prototyping and large-scale production requirements. Whether your project requires PVC, Silicone, FEP, HDPE or DEHP-Free PVC tubing, Qosina supplies various sizes and durometers off-the-shelf to meet your ever-changing needs.&nbs...

Qosina Adds Y Connector Hemostasis Valves
Qosina is pleased to announce the addition of four new Y connector hemostasis valves (#80300-#80303) to its product line. Each hemostasis valve is equipped with a rotating male luer lock or male luer slip, and a female luer lock sideport. The Y connector gives the valve an ergonomic design for comfortabl...

Qosina Adds Barbed Kynar® Connectors to Its Product Line
Qosina is pleased to announce the addition of eleven new barbed Kynar® connectors, in stock and ready for immediate delivery. Configurations include straight connectors, elbow connectors, T connectors and reducers, which are constructed to fit a variety of both flexible and rigid tubing sizes, including 1...

Multi-Cavity Channel Clips with Guide Wire Slit from Qosina
Qosina is pleased to announce the addition of four new multi-cavity channel clips (#12536 - #12539) to their line, in stock and ready for immediate delivery.  Equipped with a unique slit which is designed to retain guide wires, these channel clips help to hold a wire in place when not in use. Three o...

Qosina Introduces Barbed Check Valves
Qosina is pleased to announce the addition of eight new barbed check valves to complement their extensive line of stock components. Available in three different configurations, these barbed valves have a low, 0.087 psi cracking pressure.  The barb to barb straight and reducing configurations (#80500...

New Micro Pinch Clamps from Qosina
Qosina adds five DEHP-Free pinch clamps (#13616-#13620) in a variety of colors. These polypropylene clamps allow for easy identification and prevent the flow of fluid when included in your tubing assembly.  Ideal for use in micro bore applications, they are the smallest pinch clamps offered by Qosina...

Qosina Adds Three New Tuohy Borst Adapters with Spin Lock
Qosina adds three new tuohy borst adapters (#80463-#80465) featuring a male luer connector with spin lock. Made of a blue ABS flat cap, a clear polycarbonate body, and a latex-free silicone valve, they are EtO and Steam sterilization compatible. These tuohy borst adapters are available in 2 FR, 4 FR and 8...

Qosina Releases New Spikes
New vented (#23260-#23263) and non-vented spikes (#23264-#23265) are made of ABS and an LDPE vented cap.  The vented spikes also feature a Polypropylene filter housing, and an Acrylic/Nylon Filter.  Connections are available with a female luer lock, or a 0.159 inch ID (4 mm). Qosina offers a var...

Qosina Enteral Feeding Connectors that Meet ISO 80369-3 Standard
Qosina adds 40 enteral feeding connectors that meet the ISO 80369-3 standard and will not mate with ISO 594 luers. Available in various sizes and materials including, ENFit™ male and female connectors, caps, stepped adapters, Y connectors, stopcocks and syringes, as well as the ENFit to ENLock adapters, E...

Qosina Adds Needleless Injection Site with a Non-Disconnect Male Luer Lock
The NEW Qosina needleless injection site (#91600), with a non-disconnect male luer lock is made of a COC (cyclic olefin copolymer) external body, a polycarbonate internal body, and a latex-free silicone valve.  The non-disconnect male luer lock provides a non-removable connection eliminating the need...

Qosina Adds over 90 Compression Fittings
Qosina adds Compression fittings in various sizes and configurations, including straight, elbow, and T, with or without NPT threads, along with accessories. Individually packaged in a cleanroom, they are made of High Purity PFA, PVDF, PTFE and ETFE and are ideal for gas, pneumatic and fluid connections as ...

Qosina NEW 2016 Catalog
Qosina is pleased to announce the NEW 2016 Qosina Catalog which highlights over 400 new parts such as connectors, clamps, flanges, spikes, tubing, valves and more. Some notable features include, ENFit™ connectors that meet the ISO 80369-3 standard, more than 90 Compression Fittings and a large selection o...

Qosina Sanitary Flanges with Barbs
Qosina sanitary flanges with barbs are available in 0.5 inch/0.75 inch mini (#51617 - #51619) and 1 inch/1.5 inch standard (#51620 - #51623). They have an oversized hose barb design that facilitates a strong adhesion to a biopharmaceutical tubing line reducing the need for ties.  These flanges accommo...

New Swabbable Needleless Injection Sites with T-Ports from Qosina
Qosina is pleased to announce the addition of two new t-port swabbable needleless injection sites.  The ports are available to fit 0.079 inch OD tubing (2 mm) (#80172) or 0.157 inch OD tubing (4 mm) (#80171) and feature a swabbable luer activated female luer lock for aspiration or injection.  The...

New Low Pressure Stopcocks with Rotating Male Luer Lock from Qosina
Qosina new low pressure stopcocks (#99770 - #99772), feature a tinted polycarbonate body and a white high density polyethylene (HDPE) handle.  Equipped with a HDPE rotating male luer lock that reduces tube kinks, and enables full rotation, the stopcocks have two female luer locks.  These single-...

Bioprocessing Components from Qosina
Qosina carries a wide variety of bulk, non-sterile bioprocessing components that are in-stock and ready for immediate shipment.  Our line of bioprocessing accessories includes Pharmafluor(R) tubing, barbed connectors and flanges, sanitary flanges, press-in barbed plugs, compression fittings, as well ...