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1. A process for preparing a tube for insertion into the human or animal body, said process comprising:
- (a) providing a hollow tube comprising a first material and a second material, the first material being in the form of a coil or a tubular mesh, and the second material coating the first material in order to form a continuous substantially impermeable outer wall of the hollow tube;
(b) selectively removing a portion of said second material in order to generate at least one opening in a region of the outer wall, while retaining the first material in said region.
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A process for preparing a tube for insertion into the human or animal body, said process comprising: (a) providing a hollow tube comprising a first material and a second material, the first material being in the form of a coil or a tubular mesh, and the second material coating the first material in order to form a continuous substantially impermeable outer wall of the hollow tube; (b) selectively removing a portion of said second material in order to generate at least one opening in a region of the outer wall, while retaining the first material in said region.
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1. A process for preparing a tube for insertion into the human or animal body, said process comprising:
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(a) providing a hollow tube comprising a first material and a second material, the first material being in the form of a coil or a tubular mesh, and the second material coating the first material in order to form a continuous substantially impermeable outer wall of the hollow tube; (b) selectively removing a portion of said second material in order to generate at least one opening in a region of the outer wall, while retaining the first material in said region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A tube for insertion into the human or animal body which is preparable according to a process comprising:
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(a) providing a hollow tube comprising a first material and a second material, the first material being in the form of a coil or a tubular mesh, and the second material coating the first material in order to form a continuous substantially impermeable outer wall of the hollow tube; (b) selectively removing a portion of said second material in order to generate at least one opening in a region of the outer wall, while retaining the first material in said region.
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- 15. A tube for insertion into the human or animal body, said tube comprising a first material in the form of a coil or a tubular mesh, and a second material coating the first material in order to form a continuous substantially impermeable outer wall of the hollow tube, wherein at least a portion of the second material has been selectively removed in order to generate at least one opening in a region of the outer wall, while retaining the first material in said region.
- 17. A sensor device comprising a tube for insertion into the human or animal body, said tube comprising a first material in the form of a coil or a tubular mesh, and a second material coating the first material in order to form a continuous substantially impermeable outer wall of the hollow tube, wherein at least a portion of the second material has been selectively removed in order to generate at least one opening in a region of the outer wall, while retaining the first material in said region, wherein said tube houses a probe comprising at least one analyte sensor.
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