The Arconisa recentlydevelopedcombinationof a top -blownoxygen converter and a DCarcfurnacewith a single electrode, whichcanalternate with the top oxygenlance.
They sold Arcon, and in 1988, after reports of serious latex allergy reactions, they launched Rochester Medical to develop catheters made of other materials.
So in 1979 Jim and a younger brother, Philip, cofounded Arcon, conducting their experiments in Jim's kitchen, where they filled jars, glasses and pails with liquid latex, then cured the rubber in his oven.