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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Goral, Brookfield, CT (US);
Adel Kafrawy, Kingston, MA (US);
William F. Polley, Duncanville, TX (US);
Joseph R. Thomas, Southlake, TX (US);
Assignee:
Medex, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/514 ; B29C 4/516 ; B29C 4/526 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/514 ; B29C 4/516 ; B29C 4/526 ;
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for manufacturing an integral one-piece catheter having a tube and a hub. A mold having a mold cavity into which molten polymer is fed to form the hub and tube, and into which gas is injected into an inlet of the mold.