Method of making surgical catheters and tubes
US4093484A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 14, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2031/7542
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of forming a cuff on a self-retaining catheter of the type described comprising fitting a tube of thermoplastic material around the main shaft of the catheter, bonding the ends of the tube to the shaft, surrounding the tube with a mould, inflating the tube and heating the mould.
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