Kink inhibiting device

Details Kink inhibiting device Kink inhibiting device

1998-09-01

1999-12-14

Yasko, John D.

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

604180, A61M 532

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060010819

ABSTRACT:
A kink inhibiting device is provided for inhibiting kinking in a length of curved flexible tubing, and in particular IV or drip tubing. The device comprises a pair of U-shaped shell halves which are joined back-to-back at their bight portions by an integral hinge formation. The shell halves each define channels having semi-circular cross-sectional profiles, and are formed with connecting lands carrying studs and complemental apertures for allowing the shell halves to mate with one another. The shell halves each have a radius of curvature (R) which is greater than the maximum radius of curvature at which the flexible tubing starts to kink when unsupported.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4711636 (1987-12-01), Bierman
patent: 5147320 (1992-09-01), Reynolds et al.
patent: 5626565 (1997-05-01), Landis et al.
patent: 5690616 (1997-11-01), Mogg
patent: 5709665 (1998-01-01), Vergano et al.

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