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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2018
Applicant:
Gunze Limited, Ayabe, JP;
Inventors:
Kazutaka Sekiya, Konan, JP;
Hiroshi Ohshima, Konan, JP;
Daiki Kobayashi, Konan, JP;
Masashi Kikuchi, Konan, JP;
Assignee:
Gunze Limited, Ayabe, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 27/20 (2006.01); B29C 48/00 (2019.01); C08L 27/18 (2006.01); B29C 61/08 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 27/20 (2013.01); B29C 48/0018 (2019.02); C08L 27/18 (2013.01); A61M 25/0009 (2013.01); B29C 61/08 (2013.01); C08L 2203/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
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° C. for 5 minutes is 0% or more.