Medical device fabrication process including strain induced crystallization with enhanced crystallization
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    Medical device fabrication process including strain induced crystallization with enhanced crystallization 有权
    医疗器械制造工艺包括应变诱导结晶,增强结晶

    公开(公告)号:US08765040B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-01

    申请号:US13077635

    申请日:2011-03-31

    IPC分类号: B29C49/00 B29C35/02 B29C35/16

    摘要: Methods of fabricating a polymeric implantable device, such as a stent, with improved fracture toughness through annealing a polymer construct below the glass transition temperature of the polymer of the construct prior to a deformation step are disclosed herein. The deformation of the construct induces crystallization in the polymer construct through strain-induced crystallization. The annealing of the polymer construct accelerates the crystallization induced during the deformation and results in an increase in crystallite density with smaller crystallites as compared to deformation of a tube that has not been annealed. A stent scaffolding is then made from the deformed tube.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开了通过在变形步骤之前将构建体的聚合物的玻璃化转变温度退火到低于聚合物的玻璃化转变温度来制备具有改进的断裂韧性的聚合物可植入装置(例如支架)的方法。 构建体的变形通过应变诱导结晶在聚合物构造体中诱导结晶。 聚合物构件的退火加速了在变形期间引起的结晶,并且与没有退火的管的变形相比,结晶晶体密度随着较小晶粒的增加而增加。 然后从变形管制成支架式支架。