Multilayer medical tubing with low sorbability
AssigneeCareFusion 303, Inc.
InventorsZehra Sevinc, Mark Doane, Lawrence Trainer, Wantjinarjo Suwito, Anthony Guevara
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AssigneeCareFusion 303, Inc.
InventorsZehra Sevinc, Mark Doane, Lawrence Trainer, Wantjinarjo Suwito, Anthony Guevara
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Medical tube can have a continuous inner layer having a continuous outer layer thereon, in which the inner layer includes a polyolefin such as a polyethylene or polypropylene or a functionalized polyolefin. The outer layer can include a thermoplastic polymer such as one or more of, or a blend including, a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), a thermoplastic olefin (TPO), a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), a styrene-containing thermoplastic elastomer (S-TPE), a polyolefin elastomer (POE), a styrenic blocking copolymer (SBC). Advantageously, the outer layer and/or the inner layer do not include polyvinyl chloride. Such tubing can be used as medical device such as with infusion sets.
Medical tubing comprising a continuous inner layer having a continuous outer layer thereon and an intermittent solvent bondable segment layer directly contacting the continuous outer layer,
Medical tubing consisting of a continuous inner layer having a continuous outer layer thereon, and an intermittent solvent bondable segment layer directly contacting on the outer layer,
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