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Orienting extrusion processes for medical tubing applications

US5741452A · kind A · utility

18Cited by
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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 3, 1996
Grant dateApr 21, 1998
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Expiry dateMay 3, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29C71/02
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for fabricating flexible medical tubings including the steps of providing a polymeric material, forming a tubing from the polymeric material, the tubing having a longitudinal axis and an initial diameter, and orienting the tubing along the longitudinal axis of the tubing to reduce the diameter of the tubing to define an oriented diameter.

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