Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Medical tubing having variable characteristcs and method of making same
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Application No.: US14223032Application Date: 2014-03-24
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Publication No.: US09987460B2Publication Date: 2018-06-05
- Inventor: John R. Brustad , Said S. Hilal , Nabil Hilal , Charles C. Hart , Gary M. Johnson , Serene Wachli , Ghassan Sakakine , Donald L. Gadberry , Edward D. Pingleton , Matthew N. Petrime , Payam Adlparvar , Carl B. Hadley , Kenneth K. Vu
- Applicant: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Rancho Santa Margarita
- Assignee: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
- Current Assignee: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Rancho Santa Margarita
- Agent Rimas T. Lukas
- Main IPC: A61M25/00
- IPC: A61M25/00 ; A61B1/005 ; A61B17/34 ; A61B1/00 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
The invention primarily is directed to a medical tubing adapted for insertion into a body tissue or cavity and method of manufacturing different variations of the tubing along a length of the tubing. The tubing comprises a plurality of individual, discrete, generally ring-shaped elements arranged in series and fused or bonded together forming a continuous tubular structure. The ring-shaped elements may include a combination of flexible and rigid ring-shaped elements assembled along different portions or sections of the tubular structure. In another aspect of the invention, the medical tubing may further comprise a secondary lumen and a pull wire to control the tubular structure. In another aspect of the invention, the ring-shaped elements may vary in diameter and/or composition in different portions or sections of the tubular structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140207115A1 MEDICAL TUBING HAVING VARIABLE CHARACTERISTCS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Public/Granted day:2014-07-24
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