Abstract: A tube and conductor set includes a polymeric tube having a radially outward facing surface and a conductor having a polymeric sheath in which the polymeric sheath has a radially outward facing surface. The radially outward facing surface of the polymeric tube is bonded to the radially outward facing surface of the polymeric sheath of the conductor over an axial length, except for one or more unbonded intermediate axial gaps. These one or more unbonded intermediate axial gaps provide a starting point for the separation of one of the ends of the polymeric tube from one of the ends the conductor. It is contemplated that more than one tube and/or conductor can be bonded and that each line of bonding could have such unbonded intermediate axial gaps to facilitate ease of separation.

Abstract: A coextruded multiple layered medical-surgical tubing employs a first layer of polyvinyl chloride and a second layer of polyurethane laminated as an integral multi-layer tube. The polyurethane creates a non-migrating medical-surgical tubing. The polyvinyl chloride and polyurethane are coextruded with the polyurethane heated at a curing temperature of 400.degree. to 450.degree. F. and the polyvinyl heated to a temperature of 300.degree. F. and rapidly cooled. The coextruded tubing then may pass through a cooling unit which rapidly reduces the temperature of the coextruded polyvinyl-polyurethane tubing medical-surgical tubing and positively prevents destruction of the polyvinyl layer as a result of the high temperature of the polyurethane. The relative quantity of thickness of the inexpensive plastic and the polyurethane layers are selected to provide any desired characteristic; such as hardness and flexibility, coupler adaptability and the like.