Medical grade tubing and methods for coupling same
US6635324B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31935
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A medical grade tubing that includes a layer of ultra low density polyethylene that has been let down, or drawn down, in diameter approximately 10% to about 50% in an extrusion process and an inner layer of an RF responsive material, the tubing allowing for the selective connection of the tubing to another tubing using a sterile welding device.
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