FLEXIBLE MEDICAL TUBING HAVING KINK RESISTANT PROPERTIES AND METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PRODUCE THE SAME

摘要

A flexible, kink-resistant medical tube and a method and apparatus for making the same are provided. The tube includes a body having a first end, a second end, an outer surface and an inner surface. The tube includes a lumen defined by the inner surface of the body and extending between the first end and the second end. The tube also includes a helical structure within in the body.