Flexible medical article and method of making the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11697001
APP PUB NO 20200391011A1
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17008179

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A method of making a flexible medical article or tube, for example, a sheath for a vascular access device, is provided. The method can include extruding a polymer, for example, a polycarbonate-urethane copolymer, to form a tube and annealing the extruded polymer. The method can further include cutting the extruded tube to a desired length before or after annealing, flaring one end of the annealed tube and over-molding the flared portion onto a hub, and forming the other end of the tube into a tip. A sheath formed by such a method is also provided.

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ICU MEDICAL INC951 CALLE AMANECER SAN CLEMENTE CA 92673

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Bierman, Steven F Del Mar, US 208 14305

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