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US 2015/0306344 A1Published application
Methods and Apparatus for Intravenous Tubing
OwnerThomas Austin Howardinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides, among other things, a tubing apparatus that allows for better organization of tubes within a system by permanently coupling medical tubes. Generally, this invention comprises a primary tube and a secondary tube, wherein the secondary tube is permanently coupled to the primary tube at least partially along the secondary tube's length. The primary tube comprises at least one coupling port to which one end of the secondary tube fluidly couples.
Claims20
A tubing apparatus, comprising:
- a flexible primary tube, comprising:
- a first end;
- a second end opposite the first end;
- and
- at least one coupling port proximate the second end;
- and
- a flexible secondary tube, comprising:
- a proximal;
- and
- a distal end fluidly-coupled to the flexible primary tube coupling port,
- wherein only an outer surface of the flexible secondary tube is permanently coupled at least partially along its length only to an outer surface of the flexible primary tube and the flexible secondary tube runs in a direction parallel to the flexible primary tube.
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A method of manufacturing a tubing apparatus, comprising:
- providing a flexible primary tube, comprising:
- a first end;
- a second end opposite the first end;
- and
- at least one coupling port proximate the second end;
- and
- aligning a flexible secondary tube along its length in a direction parallel to the flexible primary tube, wherein the flexible secondary tube comprises:
- a proximal end;
- and
- a distal end fluidly-coupled to the flexible primary tube coupling port;
- and
- permanently coupling only an outer surface of the flexible primary tube to only an outer surface of the flexible secondary tube at least partially along the flexible secondary tube's length.
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