Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bendable tube with improved elastic hinge
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Application No.: US16339004Application Date: 2017-09-26
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Publication No.: US11330964B2Publication Date: 2022-05-17
- Inventor: Mattheus Hendrik Louis Thissen
- Applicant: Fortimedix Assets II B.V.
- Applicant Address: NL Geleen
- Assignee: Fortimedix Assets II B.V.
- Current Assignee: Fortimedix Assets II B.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Geleen
- Agency: N.V. Nederlandsch Octrooibureau
- Priority: NL2017570 20161003,NL2019173 20170704
- International Application: PCT/NL2017/050645 WO 20170926
- International Announcement: WO2018/067004 WO 20180412
- Main IPC: A61B1/00
- IPC: A61B1/00 ; A61B1/005 ; A61M25/00 ; A61M25/01

Abstract:
A tube like member having a first flexible portion comprising a first and a second circumferential slits, the first circumferential slit is arranged opposite to the second circumferential slit and comprises a first end and a second end, the second circumferential slit comprises a third end and a fourth end, wherein the first end and the third end are arranged such that a first bridge is provided between said first and second circumferential slits characterized in that the first flexible portion comprises a first longitudinal slit arranged longitudinally along the tube like member and a second longitudinal slit arranged longitudinally along the tube like member, wherein the first circumferential slit is communicatively connected to the first longitudinal slit, wherein the second circumferential slit is communicatively connected to the second longitudinal slit, the first longitudinal slit and second longitudinal slit being arranged to define longitudinal sides of the first bridge.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190231169A1 BENDABLE TUBE WITH IMPROVED ELASTIC HINGE Public/Granted day:2019-08-01
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