Applied Medical Resources Corporation

Serene Hilal

Charles C Hart

Gary M Johnson

John R Brustad

Nabil Hilal

Donald L Gadberry

Edward D Pingleton

Said S Hilal

Payam Adlparvar

Ghassan Sakakine

Matthew N Petrime

Carl B Hadley

Kenneth K Vu

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

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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, United States of America

Serene Hilal