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Junction for medical instruments
Assignee: Terumo Corp
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Filing: 1985-12-20
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Granted: 1987-08-18
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Expires: 2005-12-20
Abstract
Abstract Junction for a medical instrument, which permits the opposed ends for union in two tubular members of a medical instrument made of vinyl chloride polymer to adhere fast to each other with a combination of vinyl chloride polymer paste resin and a plasticizer.
Inventors
- 👤 Nobuyasu Takanashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 13:13
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M39/00; A61M39/10; A61M39/12; C; C09; C09J; C09J127/00; C09J127/02; C09J127/04; C09J127/06; C08; C08L; C08L2666/00; C08L2666/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
213 words
A method of manufacturing a sterilized medical instrument including at least one pair of tubular members, each of said tubular members being made of a vinyl chloride polymer, said method comprising the steps of: insertion of one of said tubular members of said at least one pair of tubular members into the other of said tubular members such that one of said tubular members overlaps the other over a portion of their respective lengths, the overlapping portion forming a junction portion at which said tubular members are to be connected; injection of a vinyl chloride resin paste containing from 110 to 290 parts by weight of plasticizer per 100 parts by weight of said vinyl chloride resin between said tubular members along at least a portion of said junction portion to form a joint, said vinyl chloride resin comprising particles having particle diameters between 0.02 and 20 μm; first adhesion of said medical instrument including said tubular members with said paste therebetween by heating with the use of a hot mold or heating the atmosphere or a far-infrared heater; and second adhesion of said adhered medical instrument in an autoclave containing pressurized steam to strengthen said joint at about 120° C. under a pressure of 1.5 to 1.7 atmosphere for about 30 minutes.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
213 words
A method of manufacturing a sterilized medical instrument including at least one pair of tubular members, each of said tubular members being made of a vinyl chloride polymer, said method comprising the steps of: insertion of one of said tubular members of said at least one pair of tubular members into the other of said tubular members such that one of said tubular members overlaps the other over a portion of their respective lengths, the overlapping portion forming a junction portion at which said tubular members are to be connected; injection of a vinyl chloride resin paste containing from 110 to 290 parts by weight of plasticizer per 100 parts by weight of said vinyl chloride resin between said tubular members along at least a portion of said junction portion to form a joint, said vinyl chloride resin comprising particles having particle diameters between 0.02 and 20 μm; first adhesion of said medical instrument including said tubular members with said paste therebetween by heating with the use of a hot mold or heating the atmosphere or a far-infrared heater; and second adhesion of said adhered medical instrument in an autoclave containing pressurized steam to strengthen said joint at about 120° C. under a pressure of 1.5 to 1.7 atmosphere for about 30 minutes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said vinyl chloride resin paste is gelled in said joint when it is heated.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the plasticizer is at least one member selected from the group consisting of phthalic esters, trimellitic esters, aliphatic polybasic acid esters, phosphoric esters, citric esters and butyl phthalyl glycolate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the amount of the plasticizer is from 150 to 200 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the paste.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said paste is obtained by dispersing and suspending in the plasticizer, 26 to 48% by weight of said vinyl chloride resin.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 5, wherein the average degree of polymerization of the vinyl chloride is 900 to 1200.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the medical instrument is a medical container for holding therein a medicinal solution.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 7, wherein the container is a blood bag.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 7, wherein the medical container is a transfusion bag.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1, wherein one of said pair of tubular members is a hub and the other of said tubular members is a tube insertable in a hole in said hub.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 7, wherein one of said tubular members is a tube attached to said medical container and the other of said tubular members is a tube insertable into said tube attached to said medical container.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 1, wherein one of said tubular members is a manifold having a plurality of openings, the other of said tubular members comprising a plurality of tubes wherein each tube of said plurality of tubes is insertable into one of said openings in said manifold.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the vinyl chloride resin is a homopolymer of vinyl chloride.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the vinyl chloride resin of said paste is a copolymer comprising at least 50 mol % of vinyl chloride together with a copolymerizable monomer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 14, wherein the copolymerizable monomer is selected from the group consisting of vinylidene chloride, vinyl acetate, vinyl alcohol, and vinyl bromide.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 15, wherein the copolymerizable comonomer is vinyl acetate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 14, wherein the copolymerizable comonomer is present in an amount of up to 30 mol %.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 15, wherein the copolymerizable monomer is present in an amount of from 3 to 7 mol %.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 6, wherein the average degree of polymerization of the vinyl chloride resin is 960 to 1130.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said paste further comprises a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of a metal soap compound and an organic tin compound.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 16, wherein said vinyl acetate is in an amount of 5%.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
11 words
The sterilized medical instrument manufactured by the method of claim 1.
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