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Medical tubes

US4957508A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 30, 1987
Grant dateSep 18, 1990
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Expiry dateOct 30, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2230/0069
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical tube characterized in that it dilates at its cut ends toward the external surface when it is cut at any random portion transversely relative to its longitudinal direction. The patency of the sutured portion may be maintained in good condition over a long time, since pannus formation in the internal cavity can be obviated at the sutured portion between an organ of a living body and an artificial medical tube.

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