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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023
Filed:
May. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Inventor:
David John Sims, Auckland, NZ;
Assignee:
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/10 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 13/00 (2006.01); F16L 53/38 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/1095 (2014.02); A61M 13/003 (2013.01); A61M 16/0816 (2013.01); A61M 16/0841 (2014.02); A61M 16/0875 (2013.01); F16L 53/38 (2018.01); A61M 2205/3368 (2013.01); A61M 2207/00 (2013.01); F04C 2270/0421 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical tube has a tube wall, a first end and a second end. At least one heater wire is wrapped around the wall. Near or at one of the first end or the second end, there is at least one recess in an outer surface of the wall. The heater wire passes over the at least one tube recess such that the wire does not contact the wall in the area of the tube recess. Also disclosed are methods of making the tube and components used in making the tube.