Patent ID: 6187400
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: A61L,A61M,B29C,B29L,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of using a medical tubing with a pump for administering measured amounts of a beneficial fluid over time to a patient comprising the steps of:providing a tubing having a first layer selected from the group consisting of ethylene homopolymers and ethylene copolymers, wherein the copolymers of ethylene are an ethylene monomer copolymerized with at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl olefins, lower alkyl esters of a carboxylic acid and lower alkene esters of a carboxylic acid, the lower alkyl and lower alkene each have from 3-18 carbons, or blends thereof;improving fluid delivery accuracy over time of the tubing by exposing the tubing to a sterilization dosage of radiation of from about 15 to about 45 kGys; andpumping fluid through the tubing with the pump.