Gunze Limited

Hiroshi Ohshima

Satoshi Hashimoto

Shigeo Oi

Kazutaka Sekiya

Daiki Kobayashi

Masashi Kikuchi

There is provided a thermoplastic fluororesin tube that, during the production of a catheter, can prevent a gap or air bubbles from being formed in the connection part of the catheter, and can be suitably used for the production of a catheter. A thermoplastic fluororesin tube, the thermoplastic fluororesin tube having tearability in a longitudinal direction, wherein a thermal expansion coefficient in the longitudinal direction upon heating in a gaseous phase at a temperature of 100&#xb0; C. for 5 minutes is 0% or more.

Thermoplastic fluororesin tube

A supporting element for a staple region suitable for application by an automatic stapling device employed during surgery. The supporting element comprises a fabric-like object having a tube-like shape, the supporting element in one end having a narrowed opening formed by stitching up with sewing yarn.

Supporting element for staple region

A supporting element for a staple region suitable for application by an automatic stapling device employed during surgery. The supporting element comprises a fabric-like object having a tube-like shape.

The invention provides a surgical suture comprising a suture body and a coating layer comprising ingredients A, B and C:

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Ayabe, Japan

Hiroshi Ohshima