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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
May. 27, 2010
Applicants:
Yukio Imai, Fujinomiya, JP;
Takashi Suzuki, Fujinomiya, JP;
Inventors:
Yukio Imai, Fujinomiya, JP;
Takashi Suzuki, Fujinomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 55/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for producing a catheter comprises mixing ETFE and PTFE in a mass ratio of from 99:1 to 45:55 to form a mixture, forming the mixture into a tubular body, forming a reinforcement layer and a resin layer on said tubular body to form a catheter configured to be positioned in a lumen of a living body, sealingly packaging the catheter to produce a packaged catheter, and sterilizing the packaged catheter with electron beam irradiation.