公开(公告)号：US20220032002A1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-03

申请号：US17389226

申请日：2021-07-29

Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan E. Baxter ,  Kristin M. Johnson ,  Gregory N. Nesseth ,  Jay T. Rassat

IPC: A61M25/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B29C64/295 ,  B29C64/118 ,  B29C64/336 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B29C64/393 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B29C64/209

Abstract: Systems and methods for manufacturing an elongate medical device including various surface features. The system including a heating cartridge, a heating element, a filament handling system, a substrate handling system, a controller, and one or more additional components adapted to form the surface features on the medical device. The heating element melts a filament material within the heating cartridge to form a jacket of the medical device and the one or more additional components engages the outer surface of the jacket to create surface features.