Urisheath with moulded unrolling strip
AssigneesMedical Rubber M.R. AB, Coloplast A/S
InventorsHenrik Lindenskov Nielsen, Johan Christiansson, Peter Persson
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Abstract
The urisheath provided here includes an element of thin material (a strip) that allows at least two lengths of it to run in a parallel fashion down either side of the sheath. The is obtained by injection moulding the strip in liquid silicone in the silicone injection moulding process for the urisheath, either by one, two or more component injection moulding. The injection moulding takes place in an injection moulding form for a urisheath with a cavity for the body portion and a cavity for the strip portion wherein the cavity for the body portion is connected to the cavity for the strip portion creating an attachment zone between the strip and the sheath.
Claims14
A method for producing a urisheath comprising a body portion comprising a root part, a centered part and a tip part, and a strip portion attached to the body portion in an attachment zone, comprising:
- a) providing a moulding form for injection moulding;
- b) injecting silicone into the form;
- c) curing the silicone;
- d) releasing the product from the moulding form;
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- e) rolling the urisheath to include the strip(s).
An injection moulding form for a urisheath comprising a body portion comprising a root part, a centered part and a tip part, and a strip portion attached to the body portion in an attachment zone, the form comprising a cavity for the body portion and a cavity for the strip portion wherein the cavity for the body portion is connected to the cavity for the strip portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.