{"number":"US12697457B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Neonatal flexible and hybrid medical tubes","english":"Neonatal flexible and hybrid medical tubes"},"abstract":{"original":"Medical tubes and methods of manufacturing medical tubes are disclosed, such as in positive airway pressure (PAP), respirator, anaesthesia, ventilator, and insufflation systems. The tube may be a composite structure made of two or more distinct components spirally wound to form an elongate tube. One of the components may be a spirally wound elongate hollow body, and the other component an elongate structural component spirally wound between turns of the spirally wound hollow body. Alternatively, the tube need not be made from distinct components.…","english":"Medical tubes and methods of manufacturing medical tubes are disclosed, such as in positive airway pressure (PAP), respirator, anaesthesia, ventilator, and insufflation systems. The tube may be a composite structure made of two or more distinct components spirally wound to form an elongate tube. One of the components may be a spirally wound elongate hollow body, and the other component an elongate structural component spirally wound between turns of the spirally wound hollow body. Alternatively, the tube need not be made from distinct components.…"},"applicants":["Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited"],"inventors":["Gareth James HOBBS","Layton Robert HERN","Kiel Anthony MCCOOL","Elmo Benson STOKS"],"filingDate":"2024-01-26","publicationDate":"2026-08-04","grantDate":"2026-08-04","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12697457B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12697457B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12697457B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12697457B2"}}