Method of making a low profile balloon
    71.
    发明授权
    Method of making a low profile balloon 有权
    制作低调气球的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07147817B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-12-12

    申请号:US10335484

    申请日:2002-12-31

    IPC分类号: B29C49/22 B29C49/64

    摘要: A method of making a catheter balloon or other expandable tubular medical device or component thereof, in which an assembly of heat shrink material on an outer surface of coaxially disposed first and second tubes is heated to radially shrink the heat shrink material and reduce the outer diameter of the first tube. In a presently preferred embodiment, the heat shrink material extends at least along a central section of the first tube to reduce the outer diameter of the first tube at least along the central section of the first tube. The first and second tubes form the outer and inner layers, respectively, of a multilayered balloon, which has an improved low profile outer diameter.

    摘要翻译: 一种制造导管球囊或其它可扩张的管状医疗装置或其组件的方法,其中在同轴设置的第一和第二管的外表面上的热收缩材料的组件被加热以径向收缩热收缩材料并减小外径 的第一管。 在目前优选的实施例中,热收缩材料至少沿着第一管的中心部分延伸,以至少沿着第一管的中心部分减小第一管的外径。 第一和第二管分别形成多层气囊的外层和内层,其具有改进的低外形外径。

    Medical device formed of polyester copolymer
    73.
    发明授权
    Medical device formed of polyester copolymer 有权
    由聚酯共聚物形成的医疗器械

    公开(公告)号:US06949112B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-09-27

    申请号:US09917024

    申请日:2001-07-26

    摘要: A medical device or component thereof, and particularly intracorporeal devices for therapeutic or diagnostic uses, formed at least in part of a copolymer having a hard block and a polylactone soft block. In a presently preferred embodiment, the hard block of the copolymer is a polyester, and more specifically, the copolymer comprises a di-block copolymer of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and polycaprolactone. The copolymer is suitable for forming a variety of medical devices or medical device components, and is preferably used to form a catheter balloon, such as a balloon for an angioplasty or stent delivery catheter. However, a variety of medical devices or medical device components can be formed of the copolymer, including stent covers, vascular grafts, and shaft components.

    摘要翻译: 尤其是用于治疗或诊断用途的医疗器械或其组件,至少部分形成有具有硬块和聚内酯软嵌段的共聚物的体内器件。 在目前优选的实施方案中,共聚物的硬嵌段是聚酯,更具体地说,共聚物包括聚(对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯)和聚己酸内酯的二嵌段共聚物。 该共聚物适用于形成各种医疗装置或医疗装置部件,并且优选用于形成导管球囊,例如用于血管成形术或支架输送导管的球囊。 然而,可以由共聚物形成各种医疗装置或医疗装置部件,包括支架盖,血管移植物和轴部件。

    Glass enamel for automotive applications
    76.
    发明授权
    Glass enamel for automotive applications 有权
    玻璃搪瓷用于汽车应用

    公开(公告)号:US6105394A

    公开(公告)日:2000-08-22

    申请号:US228702

    申请日:1999-01-12

    摘要: The present invention provides lead and cadmium free glass enamel compositions. In one embodiment of the invention, glass frits include from about 0.1 percent by weight to about 15 percent by weight Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5, less than about 3 percent by weight alkali metal oxides, less than about 3 percent by weight ZnO, less than about 1 percent by weight B.sub.2 O.sub.3, and precursors from which Bi.sub.2 SiO.sub.5 can be crystallized upon firing, said precursors including Bi.sub.2 O.sub.3 and SiO.sub.2. Glass frits according to the present invention preferably further include up to about 25 percent by weight of coloring oxides, such as CeO.sub.2, Co.sub.3 O.sub.4, In.sub.2 O.sub.3, SnO, Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3, CuO, Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, MnO.sub.2, MoO.sub.3, NiO, and V.sub.2 O.sub.5. By incorporating various amounts of coloring oxides into the compositions, the degree of crystallization and the rate at which crystallization occurs upon firing of the compositions can be controlled. Compositions according to the present invention form enamels upon firing which exhibit excellent resistance to acids, water, and alkalis as compared to enamels formed from prior art lead and cadmium free glass enamel compositions.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供无铅和无镉玻璃搪瓷组合物。 在本发明的一个实施方案中,玻璃料包括约0.1重量%至约15重量%的Nb 2 O 5,小于约3重量%的碱金属氧化物,小于约3重量%的ZnO,小于约1重量% 重量B 2 O 3,以及Bi 2 SiO 5在烧制时可以结晶的前体,所述前体包括Bi 2 O 3和SiO 2。 根据本发明的玻璃料优选还包含高达约25重量%的着色氧化物,例如CeO 2,Co 3 O 4,In 2 O 3,SnO,Cr 2 O 3,CuO,Fe 2 O 3,MnO 2,MoO 3,NiO和V 2 O 5。 通过将不同量的着色氧化物加入到组合物中,可以控制结晶度和在组合物烧制时发生结晶的速率。 与现有技术的无铅和无镉玻璃搪瓷组合物形成的搪瓷相比,根据本发明的组合物在烧制时形成表现出对酸,水和碱的优异耐性的搪瓷。

    Systems, Apparatus and Methods for Coating the Interior of a Container Using a Photolysis and/or Thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition Process
    79.
    发明申请
    Systems, Apparatus and Methods for Coating the Interior of a Container Using a Photolysis and/or Thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition Process 审中-公开
    使用光解和/或热化学气相沉积工艺涂覆容器内部的系统,设备和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110186537A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-04

    申请号:US13120109

    申请日:2009-09-22

    摘要: Systems, apparatus and methods are provided to apply barrier and/or lubricant materials onto the interior surface of a container, such systems including a container having a chamber; a gas supply source for supplying monomer gas through a gas inlet duct having a portion extending into the chamber; a photolysis source and/or pyrolyzing surface for photolyzing and/or pyrolyzing at least a portion of the monomer gas to form a reactive gas comprising at least one reactive moiety; optionally a temperature controller for maintaining the interior surface of the container at a temperature which is less than the temperature of the pyrolyzing surface to facilitate deposition and polymerization of the reactive moiety on the interior surface of the container; and an outlet duct at the open end or a second end of the container for removing excess reactive gas from the chamber.

    摘要翻译: 提供系统,装置和方法以将屏障和/或润滑剂材料施加到容器的内表面上,这种系统包括具有腔室的容器; 用于通过具有延伸到所述室中的部分的气体入口管道供应单体气体的气体供应源; 光解源和/或热解表面,用于光解和/或热解至少一部分单体气体以形成包含至少一个反应性部分的反应性气体; 可选地,用于将容器的内表面维持在低于热解表面的温度的温度的温度控制器,以促进反应性部分在容器的内表面上的沉积和聚合; 以及在容器的开口端或第二端处的出口管道,用于从室中去除过量的反应气体。