Applied Medical Resources Corporation

Matthew N Petrime

Nabil Hilal

Edward D Pingleton

Ghassan Sakakine

Charles C Hart

Gary M Johnson

John R Brustad

Donald L Gadberry

Said S Hilal

Payam Adlparvar

Carl B Hadley

Kenneth K Vu

Jeremy J Albrecht

Serene Wachli

Mark Philip Ashby

Vincent C Tangherlini

Serene Hilal

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.

Medical tubing having variable characteristics and method of making same

Medical tubing having variable characteristcs and method of making same

An efficient and cost-effective method of manufacturing a kink-resistant tube, wherein a coated wire is wound around a mandrel while simultaneously being heated to melt the coating, is provided.

Method of making medical tubing having variable characteristics using thermal winding

An adjustable surgical clamp having an axis that is adapted to releasably engage the outer surface of a cylindrical instrument such as a trocar. An elastomeric sleeve has an outer surface and an inner surface which is sized to frictionally engage the instrument. A constriction member forming a ring around the sleeve is operable between a first position wherein the ring has a first diameter and a second position wherein the ring has a second diameter. A pair of tabs attached to the constriction member are movable relative to each other to operate the constriction member between the first and second positions. A tube extending axially of the constriction member includes a protrusion which may be in the form of a helix, a plurality of annuli or an inflatable balloon enhances the fixed relationship with a body wall.

Trocar with electrical discharge path

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Matthew N Petrime