US 11,697,001 B2
Flexible medical article and method of making the same
Steven F. Bierman, Del Mar, CA (US)
Assigned to SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC., Plymouth, MN (US)
Filed by Smiths Medical ASD, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US)
Filed on Aug. 31, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/8,179.
Application 15/985,451 is a division of application No. 14/385,135, granted, now 9,981,113, issued on May 29, 2018, previously published as PCT/US2013/031040, filed on Mar. 13, 2013.
Application 17/008,179 is a continuation of application No. 15/985,451, filed on May 21, 2018, granted, now 10,792,470.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/610,885, filed on Mar. 14, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2020/0391011 A1, Dec. 17, 2020
Int. Cl. A61M 25/06 (2006.01); B29C 48/09 (2019.01); B29C 48/10 (2019.01); B29C 48/00 (2019.01); B29C 48/91 (2019.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); B29C 48/13 (2019.01); B29C 48/88 (2019.01); B29C 71/02 (2006.01); B29C 48/92 (2019.01); B29K 69/00 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01); B29C 48/11 (2019.01); B29C 57/02 (2006.01); B29D 23/00 (2006.01); B29K 75/00 (2006.01); B29L 23/00 (2006.01); B29L 23/20 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 25/0606 (2013.01) [A61M 25/0009 (2013.01); A61M 25/0043 (2013.01); B29C 48/0011 (2019.02); B29C 48/0022 (2019.02); B29C 48/022 (2019.02); B29C 48/09 (2019.02); B29C 48/10 (2019.02); B29C 48/13 (2019.02); B29C 48/88 (2019.02); B29C 48/91 (2019.02); B29C 48/9105 (2019.02); B29C 71/02 (2013.01); A61M 25/001 (2013.01); A61M 29/00 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0059 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0064 (2013.01); B29C 48/11 (2019.02); B29C 48/913 (2019.02); B29C 48/92 (2019.02); B29C 57/02 (2013.01); B29C 2071/022 (2013.01); B29C 2791/002 (2013.01); B29D 23/001 (2013.01); B29K 2069/00 (2013.01); B29K 2075/00 (2013.01); B29L 2023/00 (2013.01); B29L 2023/007 (2013.01); B29L 2023/20 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7542 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
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1. A medical article comprising a flexible tubular member being formed by a process comprising forming the tubular member by extruding a polycarbonate urethane copolymer and annealing the extruded tubular member to increase flexibility of the tubular member, the medical article comprising:
a dilator disposed parallel to the flexible tubular member;
a needle disposed parallel to the dilator; and
a hub over-molded to a first end of the tubular member of the medical article.