发明申请
- 专利标题: Medical Tubing Having Variable Characteristics and Method of Making Same
- 专利标题(中): 具有可变特性的医用管及其制作方法
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申请号: US12877245申请日: 2010-09-08
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公开(公告)号: US20110005661A1公开(公告)日: 2011-01-13
- 发明人: JOHN R. BRUSTAD , SAID S. HILAL , NABIL HILAL , CHARLES C. HART , GARY M. JOHNSON , SERENA HILAL , GHASSAN SAKAKINE , DONALD L. GADBERRY , EDWARD D. PINGLETON , MATTHEW N. PETRIME , PAYAM ADLPARVAR , CARL B. HADLEY , KENNETH K. VU
- 申请人: JOHN R. BRUSTAD , SAID S. HILAL , NABIL HILAL , CHARLES C. HART , GARY M. JOHNSON , SERENA HILAL , GHASSAN SAKAKINE , DONALD L. GADBERRY , EDWARD D. PINGLETON , MATTHEW N. PETRIME , PAYAM ADLPARVAR , CARL B. HADLEY , KENNETH K. VU
- 申请人地址: US CA Rancho Santa Margarita
- 专利权人: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
- 当前专利权人: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
- 当前专利权人地址: US CA Rancho Santa Margarita
- 主分类号: B29D23/20
- IPC分类号: B29D23/20
摘要:
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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