Invention Application
US20050165366A1 Medical tubing having variable characteristics and method of making same
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具有可变特性的医用管及其制造方法
- Patent Title: Medical tubing having variable characteristics and method of making same
- Patent Title (中): 具有可变特性的医用管及其制造方法
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Application No.: US10766138Application Date: 2004-01-28
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Publication No.: US20050165366A1Publication Date: 2005-07-28
- Inventor: John Brustad , Said Hilal , Nabil Hilal , Charles Hart , Gary Johnson , Serene Hilal , Ghassan Sakakine , Donald Gadberry , Edward Pingleton , Matthew Petrime , Payam Adlparvar , Carl Hadley , Kenneth Vu
- Applicant: John Brustad , Said Hilal , Nabil Hilal , Charles Hart , Gary Johnson , Serene Hilal , Ghassan Sakakine , Donald Gadberry , Edward Pingleton , Matthew Petrime , Payam Adlparvar , Carl Hadley , Kenneth Vu
- Main IPC: A61B17/00
- IPC: A61B17/00 ; A61B17/34 ; A61M25/00 ; A61M5/00

Abstract:
The invention primarily is directed to a medical tubing adapted for insertion into a body tissue or cavity and method of manufacturing different variations of the tubing along a length of the tubing. The tubing comprises a plurality of individual, discrete, generally ring-shaped elements arranged in series and fused or bonded together forming a continuous tubular structure. The ring-shaped elements may be formed of a thermoplastic or a thermoset material. The ring-shaped elements may include plastic rings, metallic rings, un-reinforced plastic rings and/or metal reinforced plastic rings assembled along the length of the tubular structure to provide variable flexibility and kink-resistance. The tubular structure may have a cross-section of any geometric shape and it may be bent, twisted or curved without kinking. The ring-shaped elements may have different flexural modulus. The ring-shaped elements may include a combination of flexible and rigid ring-shaped elements assembled along different portions or sections of the tubular structure. The ring-shaped elements may be metallic and may be bonded with a resilient, flexible elastomeric adhesive, wherein the ring-shaped elements may have different lengths and may be fused closer or further apart to one another depending on the characteristics of a portion or section of the tubing. In another aspect of the invention, the medical tubing may further comprise a secondary lumen and a pull wire to control the tubular structure. The ring-shaped elements may be truncated to provide a bending bias. In another aspect of the invention, the ring-shaped elements may vary in diameter and/or composition in different portions or sections of the tubular structure. In yet another aspect of the invention, some of the ring-shaped elements may be radiopaque, or the ring-shaped elements may comprise of different colors to operate as indicators along the tubular structure.
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