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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
May. 03, 1996
Chuan Qin, Gurnee, IL (US);
Patrick T. Ryan, Crystal Lake, 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. K. Ling, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for using medical tubing for infusing therapeutic fluids to a patient comprising the steps of: providing a medical tubing having a sidewall of a polymeric blend, the blend having 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%, the tubing having been oriented along a longitudinal axis of the tubing to define a oriented diameter that is less than a diameter of the tubing before orienting; and providing fluid under pressure through the tubing to the patient.