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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 53/58 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 11/08 (2006.01); B29C 53/36 (2006.01); B29C 53/60 (2006.01); B29C 63/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/40 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); F16L 9/16 (2006.01); F16L 11/115 (2006.01); F16L 11/24 (2006.01); B32B 37/12 (2006.01); B32B 37/14 (2006.01); B32B 38/10 (2006.01); B29C 47/00 (2006.01); B29C 47/02 (2006.01); B29C 59/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/18 (2006.01); B29L 23/00 (2006.01); B29L 23/18 (2006.01); B29C 47/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0875 (2013.01); A61M 11/08 (2013.01); A61M 16/08 (2013.01); B29C 53/36 (2013.01); B29C 53/582 (2013.01); B29C 53/60 (2013.01); B29C 53/607 (2013.01); B29C 63/0013 (2013.01); B29C 65/40 (2013.01); B29C 66/112 (2013.01); B29C 66/1122 (2013.01); B29C 66/135 (2013.01); B29C 66/431 (2013.01); B29C 66/4322 (2013.01); B29C 66/4329 (2013.01); B29C 66/49 (2013.01); B29C 66/496 (2013.01); B29C 66/83413 (2013.01); B29C 66/83415 (2013.01); B32B 37/1284 (2013.01); B32B 37/142 (2013.01); B32B 38/10 (2013.01); F16L 9/16 (2013.01); F16L 11/115 (2013.01); F16L 11/24 (2013.01); B29C 47/0023 (2013.01); B29C 47/0033 (2013.01); B29C 47/0038 (2013.01); B29C 47/021 (2013.01); B29C 47/062 (2013.01); B29C 59/007 (2013.01); B29C 65/18 (2013.01); B29C 66/71 (2013.01); B29C 66/81457 (2013.01); B29C 2053/365 (2013.01); B29L 2023/007 (2013.01); B29L 2023/18 (2013.01); Y10T 156/11 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1132 (2015.01); Y10T 156/19 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1944 (2015.01); Y10T 428/139 (2015.01);
Abstract
A thin ribbon spirally wound polymer conduit and method of forming, wherein a helical reinforcing bead is interposed adjacent overlapping layers of ribbon. Further, a method of continuously forming spirally wound conduit wherein a sacrificial layer, preferably having a different base polymer to that of the conduit, is first applied to the former before the conduit is formed overtop.