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US 12,466,118 B2Granted
Non-crosslinked heat shrink tubing
AssigneeZeus Co., Ltd.
InventorsTyler Poole, John Richard Campanelli, Robert L. Ballard, Cameron Hunter, Justin Marro, Parastoo Azamian, Jacob Coleman, Shannon M. Giovannini, Patrick Cooper, James Michael Brown
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Abstract
A non-crosslinked polymeric heat shrink tubing including poly(ether-block-amide) (PEBA) and methods for making such non-crosslinked polymeric heat shrink tubing is provided. The non-crosslinked PEBA heat shrink tubing disclosed herein finds application, e.g., as a processing aid and final component in the manufacture of catheters and other medical devices.
Claims18
A heat shrink tubing comprising non-crosslinked PEBA,
- wherein the heat shrink tubing has a recovery ratio (RR) greater than 1.05:1, and
- wherein the heat shrink tubing comprises less than 1% by weight of crosslinked polymer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.