Heat setting of medical tubings
US6129876A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2023/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for fabricating flexible medical tubings comprising the steps of providing a tubing of a polymer material, the tubing having a longitudinal axis and an initial diameter, orienting the tubing along the longitudinal axis of the tubing to reduce the diameter of the tubing to define a oriented diameter, and applying heat to the oriented tubing to heat set the tubing to maintain dimensional stability of the tubing over a temperature to which the tubing will normally be exposed.
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