Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Catheter tubing with tailored modulus response
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Application No.: US15489109Application Date: 2017-04-17
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Publication No.: US10596302B2Publication Date: 2020-03-24
- Inventor: Lisa Lim , Theresa Hermel-Davidock , Marc W. Weimer , Jonathan Karl Burkholz
- Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Applicant Address: US NJ Franklin Lakes
- Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Current Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Franklin Lakes
- Agency: Servilla Whitney LLC
- Main IPC: A61L29/04
- IPC: A61L29/04 ; A61L29/18 ; A61L29/02 ; A61M25/00

Abstract:
Catheter tubing comprises: an elongate body comprising a base thermoplastic polyurethane; and a compounded thermoplastic polyurethane co-extruded with the base thermoplastic polyurethane to provide a section of catheter tubing discrete from the elongate body, the compounded thermoplastic polyurethane comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane and a radiopaque material, wherein the catheter tubing comprises a first elastic modulus under first conditions prior to entry into a patient; and wherein when exposed to second conditions comprising two or more in vivo stimuli for a duration of time the catheter tubing comprises a second elastic modulus that is not more than fifty percent of the first modulus.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180296731A1 Catheter Tubing With Tailored Modulus Response Public/Granted day:2018-10-18
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