Patent ID: 9526862
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A61M

Claim Text:
1. A medical tube comprising: an interior tube; and a plurality of annular segments of a cylindrical shape into which the interior tube may be inserted, wherein the medical tube is configured by sequentially connecting the plurality of annular segments while the interior tube is inserted inside of the plurality of annular segments, wherein each annular segment includes a fitting portion that allows any other annular segment to be fitted to the annular segment, and a fitted portion which may be fitted on the fitting portion of any other annular segment, wherein the fitting portion of each annular segment has a diameter that increases toward an end of the annular segment and includes at least one slit extending the entire length of the fitting portion in a longitudinal direction, and wherein a spacing of the slit is configured to be narrowed or to return to normal, when the spacing of the slit of the fitting portion of each annular segment is narrowed, the fitting portion of the annular segment and the fitted portion of any other annular segment are engaged with each other so that the annular segments are fixed to each other, and when the spacing of the slit of the fitting portion of each annular segment returns to normal, the annular segments are connected with each other without being fixed to each other.