Claims
- 1. A multilayered film suitable for medical uses, the film being coextruded in a lateral machine direction, the film comprising:a first layer defining a pair of peripheral edges extending in the lateral direction; and a second layer coextruded onto the first layer, the second layer positioned within the peripheral edges defining a stripe along the film, wherein the film has a width and a thickness wherein the thickness of the film is substantially uniform across the entire width of the film.
- 2. The film of claim 1 wherein the film has a width and a thickness wherein the thickness of the film is substantially uniform across the width of the film.
- 3. The film of claim 1 wherein the first layer is composed of a polyolefin.
- 4. The film of claim 1 wherein the second layer is composed of a polystyrene.
- 5. The film of claim 1 wherein the first layer has a first flange and a second flange, the flanges extending in the lateral direction, the second layer being positioned between the flanges.
- 6. The film of claim 5 wherein the first layer has a channel positioned between the flanges and extending parallel to the flanges, the second layer positioned in the channel.
- 7. The film of claim 6 wherein the second layer positioned in the channel defines an overlap area wherein the second layer has a thickness in the range of 0.0003 in. to 0.003 in., and the first layer has a thickness in the range of 0.006 in. to 0.012 in. at the flanges and the first layer has a thickness in the range of 0.0057 in. to 0.009 in. at the overlap area.
- 8. The film of claim 1 wherein the thickness of the film is approximately 0.006 in. to 0.010 in.
- 9. The film of claim 1 wherein the second layer defines an inner cell growth surface.
- 10. The film of claim 1 wherein when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the lateral direction and in the same plane, the film is noncontinuous by having a first layer section adjacent the stripe of the second layer adjacent another first layer section.
- 11. The film of claim 1 wherein the second layer has a first longitudinal portion removed to define a first longitudinal segment on the first layer, and the second layer has a second longitudinal portion removed to define a second longitudinal segment on the first layer.
- 12. A multilayered film suitable for medical uses comprising:a first layer having a first flange and a second flange, the first flange and the second flange extending in a lateral direction, the first layer having a channel positioned between the first flange and the second flange and extending parallel thereto; and a second layer positioned in the channel wherein the film has a substantially uniform thickness across an entire width of the film.
- 13. The film of claim 12 wherein the first layer is composed of a polyolefin.
- 14. The film of claim 12 wherein the second layer is composed of a polystyrene.
- 15. The film of claim 12 wherein the second layer has a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, the first lateral edge contacting the first flange and the second lateral edge contacting the second flange.
- 16. The film of claim 12 wherein the second layer has a first longitudinal portion removed to define a first longitudinal segment on the first layer, and the second layer has a second longitudinal portion removed to define a second longitudinal segment on the first layer.
- 17. A coextruded multilayered film suitable for medical uses comprising:a first layer comprising a polyolefin, the first layer having a first flange and a second flange, the first flange and second flange extending in a lateral direction, the first layer having a channel positioned between the first flange and the second flange and extending parallel thereto; and a second layer comprising polystyrene and positioned in the channel wherein the film has a substantially uniform thickness across an entire width of the film.
- 18. A container suitable for medical uses comprising:a first wall having a first layer defining a first lateral peripheral edge and a second lateral peripheral edge and a first longitudinal peripheral edge and a second longitudinal peripheral edge, and a second layer adhered to the first layer, the second layer positioned within the lateral peripheral edges defining a stripe, the stripe extending from the first longitudinal peripheral edge to the second longitudinal peripheral edge, wherein the first wall has a substantially uniform thickness across an entire width of the film; a second wall having a first layer defining a first lateral peripheral edge and a second lateral peripheral edge and a first longitudinal peripheral edge and a second longitudinal peripheral edge, and a second layer adhered to the first layer, the second layer positioned within the lateral peripheral edges defining a stripe, the stripe extending from the first longitudinal peripheral edge to the second longitudinal peripheral edge; and a seam attaching the first and second lateral peripheral edges and the first and second longitudinal peripheral edges of the first wall and the second wall.
- 19. The container of claim 18 further comprising:a first skirt connecting an outer side of the first wall at the first longitudinal peripheral edge to an outer side of the second wall at the first longitudinal peripheral edge to encapsulate a first portion of the seam; and a second skirt connecting an outer side of the first wall at the second longitudinal peripheral edge to an outer side of the second wall at the second longitudinal peripheral edge to encapsulate a second portion of the seam.
- 20. The container of claim 18 wherein the second layer of the first wall has a first longitudinal portion removed at the first longitudinal peripheral edge to define a first longitudinal segment on the first layer, and the second layer has a second longitudinal portion removed at the second longitudinal peripheral edge to define a second longitudinal segment on the first layer, and the second layer of the second wall has a first longitudinal portion removed at the first longitudinal peripheral edge to define a first longitudinal segment on the first layer, and the second layer has a second longitudinal portion removed at the second longitudinal peripheral edge to define a second longitudinal segment on the first layer, wherein the first longitudinal segments of the walls are sealed together and the second longitudinal segments of the walls are sealed together to define longitudinal portions of the seam.
- 21. The container of claim 18 further comprising:an access port extending through the seam at the lateral peripheral edges of the walls to define a fluid pathway.
- 22. The container of claim 18 wherein the seam at the lateral peripheral edges has an inner portion wherein the second layer of the first wall and the second layer of the second wall are sealed together and the seam has an outer portion wherein the first layer of the first wall and the first layer of the second wall are sealed together.
- 23. The container of claim 20 wherein the seam is formed by compressing the walls between welding dies, wherein first layers of the walls at the longitudinal segments are compressed to a first compression ratio and the first layers of the walls at the lateral peripheral edges are compressed to a second compression ratio, the first compression ratio being substantially equal to the second compression ratio.
- 24. A multilayered film suitable for medical uses, the film comprising:a first layer defining a pair of peripheral edges, the first layer having a channel positioned between the peripheral edges and extending parallel thereto; and a second layer coextruded onto the first layer and adhered thereto, the second layer positioned in the channel wherein the film has a substantially uniform thickness across an entire width of the film.
- 25. A multilayered film suitable for medical uses, the film being coextruded in a lateral machine direction, the film comprising:a first layer having a first flange and a second flange, the flanges extending in the lateral direction and defining a pair of peripheral edges, the first layer further having a channel positioned between the flanges and extending generally parallel to the flanges; and a second layer adhered to the first layer, the second layer positioned in the channel and within the peripheral edges defining a stripe along the film, wherein the film has a substantially uniform thickness across an entire width of the film.
- 26. A container suitable for medical uses comprising:a first wall having a first layer having a first flange and a second flange, the first layer having a channel positioned between the first flange and the second flange and extending parallel thereto, and a second layer positioned in the channel wherein the film has a substantially uniform thickness across an entire width of the first wall; a second wall having a first layer having a first flange and a second flange, the first layer having a channel positioned between the first flange and the second flange and extending parallel thereto, and a second layer positioned in the channel wherein the film has a substantially uniform thickness across an entire width of the second wall; and a seam attaching respective peripheral edges of the first wall and the second wall.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present Application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/998,256, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,024,220, filed on Dec. 24, 1997 entitled “Encapsulated Seam For Multilayer Materials” (which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/478,869, filed Jun. 7, 1995 now abandoned) and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/016,236, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,083,584 filed on Jan. 30, 1998, entitled “Perimeter Seals For Multi-Layer Materials And Method,” which Applications are expressly incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof.
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