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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2011
Chad M. Adams, Cedar Hills, UT (US);
Jonathan Karl Burkholz, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Austin Jason Mckinnon, Herriman, UT (US);
Chad M. Adams, Cedar Hills, UT (US);
Jonathan Karl Burkholz, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Austin Jason McKinnon, Herriman, UT (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
Peripheral catheters having diffusion holes can be reinforced by embedding stripe material within the material of the catheter tube body. The stripe material can be embedded using a coextrusion process. The stripe material may consist of one or more stripes which may be arranged in a straight or non-linear pattern such as a helical pattern. The diffusion holes can be positioned between adjacent stripes or between adjacent portions of a single stripe. The diffusion holes can be formed after the stripe material has been embedded. A lubricant may be applied to a peripheral catheter that includes stripe material and diffusion holes.