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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Adel Kafrawy, Kingston, MA (US);
Fidelis C. Onwumere, Mansfield, TX (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/506 ; B29C 5/522 ; B29C 6/902 ; A61M 2/516 ; A61M 2/506 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/506 ; B29C 5/522 ; B29C 6/902 ; A61M 2/516 ; A61M 2/506 ;
Abstract
A method is provided for making a combination hub and catheter. A material is molded in a mold into a body having at least a first hub, and at least a first nose extending from the first hub. The first nose is then elongated into a catheter by moving first and second components of the mold away from one another.