MEDICAL TUBES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE

Abstract

The disclosure relates to medical tubes and methods of manufacturing medical tubes. The tube may be a composite structure made of two or more distinct components that are spirally wound to form an elongate tube. For example, one of the components may be a spirally wound elongate hollow body, and the other component may be an elongate structural component also spirally wound between turns of the spirally wound hollow body. The tube need not be made from distinct components, however. For instance, an elongate hollow body formed (e.g., extruded) from a single material may be spirally wound to form an elongate tube. The elongate hollow body itself may in transverse cross-section have a thin wall portion and a relatively thicker or more rigid reinforcement portion. The tubes can be incorporated into a variety of medical circuits or may be employed for other medical uses.

Inventors

OOSTHUYSEN, Helgard
VAN SCHALKWYK, Andre
Munkelt, Katja
WILSON, MATTHEW ROBERT
PATEL, Sanjay Parag
D'ANDREA, Dominique Richard
DOVER, Martin Grant
BARKER, DEAN ANTONY
HARWOOD, JONATHAN DAVID
AMADIO, Christopher Jaye
STOKS, ELMO BENSON
NORTH, CHARLES CHRISTOPHER
SUJAU, Mahran Maumoon
STROOBANT, Joshua Daniel
MILLAR, GAVIN WALSH
BUSWELL, Matthew Liam
AL-TIAY, Ibrahim
McCAULEY, David Leon

Assignees

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited

Dates

Publication Date: 20260506
Application Date: 20131204