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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2014
GE Healthcare Bio-sciences Ab, Uppsala, SE;
Kishore Chengalvarayan, Bangalore, IN;
Manoj Ramakrishna, Bangalore, IN;
GE HEALTHCARE BIO-SCIENCES AB, Uppsala, SE;
Abstract
The invention discloses an apparatus for aligning and supporting a first and a second length of thermoplastic tubing, preparatory to and during cutting and welding of said lengths of tubing, that includes a first holder arranged to accommodate portions of the first and second lengths of tubing in a first and a second elongated holding space respectively, a second holder arranged to accommodate portions of the first and second lengths of tubing in a third and a fourth elongated holding space respectively, and movable in a direction essentially perpendicular to the holding spaces of the first and second holders from a cutting position, a cutting means arranged between said first and second holders for cutting said lengths of tubing when the second holder is in the cutting position and an aligning means to align these lengths of tubing with each other.