Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

Lester B Odegaard

Walton J Hammar

Dan L Fanselow

John H Ko

Craig S Chamberlain

Ching-Long Tsai

Daryl D Dressler

Charlotte M Palmgren

Jon M Nornberg

Raymond L Ferguson

James R Boardman

Raymond L Fergusen

Thomas K Rasmussen

Terrance D Huftel

Multilayered film and film based assembly which are environmentally-compatible, and which exhibit one or more desirable characteristics of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) film and film based assemblies, such as clarity, flexibility and toughness, but without the environmental and health hazards associated with PVC materials, are provided. Also provided is a method of preparing such film and film based assembly.

Chlorine-free multilayered films

Tubing and tubing assemblies are provided that are made from a blend of an ionic and a non-ionic polymer. The tubing may be made by blending and extruding the polymers. The assemblies may be made by bonding the tubing to a plastic fluid transporting component such as a cassette or bag.

Medical tubing and assemblies

Medical device assemblies constructed from multilayered films

An anvil in a stapler around which generally U shaped staples are bent into a generally rectangular shape, which anvil has edge surfaces outwardly tapered from a guide surface from which the anvil projects, which tapered edge surfaces help maintain the staples adjacent and in alignment with the guide surface as they are bent closed.

Stapler with tapered anvil

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Afton, MN, United States of America

Lester B Odegaard