John R. Brustad,Said S. Hilal,Nabil Hilal,Charles C. Hart,Gary M. Johnson,Serene Wachli,Ghassan Sakakine,Donald L. Gadberry,Edward D. Pingleton,Matthew N. Petrime,Payam Adlparvar,Carl B. Hadley,Kennet
申请号：
US14223032
公开号：
US09987460B2
申请日:
2014.03.24
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2018
代理人:
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 include a combination of flexible and rigid ring-shaped elements assembled along different portions or sections of the tubular structure. In another aspect of the invention, the medical tubing may further comprise a secondary lumen and a pull wire to control the tubular structure. 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.
