Corporeal access tube assembly and method
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1. A corporeal access tube assembly, comprising:
- a) a tube segment having a body formed of soft silicone rubber with a durometer hardness on the A scale of less than 60;
b) said body including at least one elongated body portion containing a coil spring extending along its length;
c) said one body portion and said spring forming a generally cylindrical wall having an inner surface defining a liquid flow passage and an outer surface.
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Abstract
A corporeal access assembly including a tube segment having a body formed of silicone rubber and containing a coil spring embedded therein. The silicone rubber has a low durometer hardness of about 35 on the A scale. The tube segments have relatively large diameter liquid flow passages therethrough for all French sizes, from 12Fr to 24Fr. The body wall thickness for all French sizes remains the same. An air lumen is provided in one embodiment of the tube segment, with a set connector attached which has a removable plug for blocking or opening an air passage to a retention balloon.
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1. A corporeal access tube assembly, comprising:
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a) a tube segment having a body formed of soft silicone rubber with a durometer hardness on the A scale of less than 60; b) said body including at least one elongated body portion containing a coil spring extending along its length; c) said one body portion and said spring forming a generally cylindrical wall having an inner surface defining a liquid flow passage and an outer surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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