Kink-resistant medical tubing and catheters

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5116652
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07421420

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Medical tubing is extruded from a composition of a divalent metal ionomer, polyamide and polyurethane, preferably in the ranges of 60-80% of ionomer, 10.gtoreq.25% polyamide and 10-20% polyurethane. After extrusion the tubing may be sterilized with ethylene oxide or gamma irradiation. The tubing is substantially kink-resistant and the degree of stiffness and mechanical strength can be adjusted by varying the amount of polyamide and polyurethane so that the tubing can efficiently function as a catheter.

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ABBOTT LABORATORIES100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD ABBOTT PARK IL 60064

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Alzner, Bernard G Round Lake, IL 3 73

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