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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1999
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
A polymeric tubing having an initial diameter and suitable for connecting to rigid housings including a sidewall defining a fluid pathway and having a longitudinal axis, the sidewall of a polymeric material in an amount by weight within the range of 99.999%-90.0%, and an additive in an amount by weight within the range of 0.001%-10%, and wherein the tubing has been oriented along its longitudinal axis to decrease its diameter to define a oriented diameter.