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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2010
Applicant:
Jean Patrick Montoya, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Jean Patrick Montoya, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
MedArray, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of forming a plurality of hollow fibers includes the step of providing an elongated flexible substantially continuous fiber and coating an outer surface of the fiber with a hollow fiber material. The hollow fiber material is cured or hardened. A gap is created between the outer surface of the support fiber and the inner surface of the coating layer defined thereon. The coated support fiber is cut into a plurality of fiber segments each having exposed ends. The support fiber segments are removed from the coating layer so as to provide a plurality of hollow fibers.