Healthcare
Duvaltex advanced medical textile expertise
Leading innovation in specialty textiles, we engineer, design and manufacture ground-breaking fabrics for both the medical and the security industries. With high-performance medical textiles and equipment that meet the most stringent specification standards and deliver the utmost in protective capabilities.
Longstanding experience in the healthcare market
Duvaltex has been developing and weaving medical and technical textiles for the healthcare industry for more than 20 years. Our Canadian and U.S. facilities manufacture high-performance medical textiles to protect both the patient and the healthcare personnel from the transfer of microorganisms, body fluids and particulate matter. Made from durable, soft touch engineered fabrics, our medical textiles are reusable up to 100 times.
Level 1 medical textiles
Level 2 Medical Textiles
Antimicrobial scrub textiles
Cubicle
Level 1 Medical Textiles
Reusable gowns
Personal protective equipment (ppe)
Our engineered fabrics are woven to make medical gowns, drapes, wrappers, hospital gowns, laboratory and protective clothing and can be washed and reused up to 100 times.
End uses: Minimal risk: to be used, for example, during basic care, standard isolation, as a cover gown for visitors, or in a standard medical unit.
- Comfortable and breathable polyester fabric
- Used for MINIMAL risk situations
- Provides a slight barrier to small amounts of fluid penetration
- A single water-barrier performance test is conducted to assess how water affects the surface of the gown material
- Can be washed and reused up to 100 times
- 62'' wide, 140 g/m2
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Meets standard test methods:
- Standard for Material Quality ASTM F2407
- ANSI/AMMI PB70 Standard Level 1
- Spray Impact AATCC 42
Level 2 Medical Textiles
Reusable gowns
Personal protective equipment (ppe)
Our engineered fabrics are woven to make medical gowns, drapes, wrappers, hospital gowns, laboratory and protective clothing and can be washed and reused up to 100 times.
End uses: Low risk: to be used, for example, when drawing blood, suturing, in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or a pathology lab.
- Liquid-resistant polyester barrier fabric that is breathable and soft touch
- Used in LOW risk situations
- Provides a barrier to larger amounts of fluid penetration through splatter and some fluid exposure through soaking
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Two tests are conducted to assess barrier protection performance:
- Water impacting the surface of the gown material
- Pressurizing the material
- Can be washed and reused up to 100 times
- 62'' wide, 140 g/m2
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Meets standard test methods:
- Standard for Material Quality ASTM F2407
- ANSI/AMMI PB70 Standard Level 2
- Spray Impact AATCC 42
- Suter Hydrostatic AATCC 127
Antimicrobial scrub textiles
Reusable scrubs
Personal protective equipment (ppe)
Our engineered fabrics are woven to make scrub shirts, tops, tunics, jackets, pants and uniforms, and can be washed and reused.
End uses: Minimal risk: to be used, for example, during basic care, standard isolation or in a standard medical unit. Can be used for other common medical garments and products.
- Comfortable and breathable poly/cotton fabric
- Moisture-wicking
- Used for MINIMAL risk situations
- Antimicrobial fabrics protection
- Perfectly suitable for making scrub shirts, tops, tunics, jackets, pants and uniforms
- Can be washed and reused
- 62'' wide, 160 g/m2
Curtains
Cubicle curtains
For healthcare environments
Made for healthcare environments, the cubicle curtain fabric is woven and designed to be seen from both sides, since it is hung in places like hospital patient rooms.
End uses: Dividing cloth used in a medical treatment facility that provides a private enclosure for one or more patients.
- With or without antimicrobial treatment
- Made to withstand laundering
- Passes NFPA 701 flame test
- 100% polyester
- 72" wide