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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2000
Filed:
May. 03, 1996
Chuan Qin, Gurnee, IL (US);
Patrick T Ryan, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Donna Rostron, Bartlett, IL (US);
Birendra K Lal, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Yuanpang S Ding, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Susan Mizener, Round Lake Heights, IL (US);
Michael T Ling, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Dean Laurin, Round Lake Beach, IL (US);
Lecon Woo, Libertyville, IL (US);
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for fabricating flexible medical tubings comprising the steps of providing a tubing of a polymer material, the tubing having a longitudinal axis and an initial diameter, orienting the tubing along the longitudinal axis of the tubing to reduce the diameter of the tubing to define a oriented diameter, and applying heat to the oriented tubing to heat set the tubing to maintain dimensional stability of the tubing over a temperature to which the tubing will normally be exposed.