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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 1998
Filed:
May. 03, 1996
Patrick T Ryan, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Chuan Qin, Gurnee, IL (US);
Donna L Rostron, Bartlett, IL (US);
Birendra K Lal, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Yuanpang S Ding, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Susan R Mizener, Round Lake Heights, IL (US);
Lecon Woo, Libertyville, IL (US);
Michael T Ling, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Martin F Miller, Lake in the Hills, IL (US);
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for fabricating flexible medical tubings including the steps of providing a polymeric material, forming a tubing from the polymeric material, the tubing having a longitudinal axis and an initial diameter, and orienting the tubing along the longitudinal axis of the tubing to reduce the diameter of the tubing to define an oriented diameter.