INFLATABLE DEVICE WITH ETCHED MODIFICATIONS
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    发明申请
    INFLATABLE DEVICE WITH ETCHED MODIFICATIONS 审中-公开
    具有蚀刻修改的可充电器件

    公开(公告)号:US20160144156A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-26

    申请号:US14938761

    申请日:2015-11-11

    摘要: Inflatable devices are disclosed including a surface which has a network of polymer chains and is configured to be inflatable into a therapeutically or diagnostically useful shape, and at least one ultrashort laser pulse-formed modification in the surface. The network can, for example, include a network morphology that is substantially unchanged by modification with the ultrashort pulse laser. Ultrashort laser pulses can be laser pulses equal to or less than 1000 picoseconds in duration. Advantageously, the etching process uses a relatively low-heat laser to avoid significant heating of surrounding polymers while modifying the surface (and other structures) of the device. The process is configured so that the polymer chain morphology adjacent the modification is substantially unaffected by the low-heat laser. The resulting inflatable device has customized surface features while still retaining substantially homogenous polymer network morphology. This preserves the elasticity, especially the surface elasticity, of the inflatable device.

    摘要翻译: 公开了充气装置,其包括具有聚合物链网络并被配置为可膨胀成治疗或诊断上有用的形状的表面,以及表面中的至少一个超短激光脉冲形成的修饰。 例如,网络可以包括通过使用超短脉冲激光器进行修改而基本上不变的网络形态。 超短激光脉冲可以是等于或小于1000皮秒的激光脉冲。 有利地,蚀刻工艺使用相对低热的激光器来避免周围聚合物的显着加热,同时改变装置的表面(和其它结构)。 该方法被配置成使得邻近修饰的聚合物链形态基本上不受低热激光的影响。 所得到的充气装置具有定制的表面特征,同时仍然保持基本均匀的聚合物网络形态。 这保持了充气装置的弹性,特别是表面弹性。

    METHODS OF FABRICATING A HEART VALVE DELIVERY CATHETER

    公开(公告)号:US20220241563A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-04

    申请号:US17723686

    申请日:2022-04-19

    摘要: Inflatable devices are disclosed including a surface which has a network of polymer chains and is configured to be inflatable into a therapeutically or diagnostically useful shape, and at least one ultrashort laser pulse-formed modification in the surface. The network can, for example, include a network morphology that is substantially unchanged by modification with the ultrashort pulse laser. Ultrashort laser pulses can be laser pulses equal to or less than 1000 picoseconds in duration. Advantageously, the etching process uses a relatively low-heat laser to avoid significant heating of surrounding polymers while modifying the surface (and other structures) of the device. The process is configured so that the polymer chain morphology adjacent the modification is substantially unaffected by the low-heat laser. The resulting inflatable device has customized surface features while still retaining substantially homogenous polymer network morphology. This preserves the elasticity, especially the surface elasticity, of the inflatable device.

    System and method for implanting and securing a bioprosthetic device to wet tissue

    公开(公告)号:US11382738B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-12

    申请号:US16570797

    申请日:2019-09-13

    IPC分类号: A61F2/24

    摘要: Systems, devices, kits, and methods are described for securing a bioprosthetic heart valve within an anatomical feature of a patient. Kits can comprise a bioprosthetic heart valve, a curable composition, and an applicator configured to deliver the curable composition to a target area. The bioprosthetic heart valve can comprise a support structure and one or more valve leaflets coupled thereto. The support structure can comprise a sewing portion peripheral of the bioprosthetic heart valve. The support structure and the valve leaflets can define a central flow orifice. The curable composition can comprise a pre-polymer composition and an initiator. Methods can comprise positioning the bioprosthetic heart valve within the anatomical feature of a patient, applying the curable composition to one or both of the bioprosthetic heart valve and the anatomical feature, and curing the curable composition for a cure time. The applying can be performed before or after the positioning.

    Methods of fabricating an inflatable balloon

    公开(公告)号:US11305098B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-19

    申请号:US16940833

    申请日:2020-07-28

    摘要: Inflatable devices are disclosed including a surface which has a network of polymer chains and is configured to be inflatable into a therapeutically or diagnostically useful shape, and at least one ultrashort laser pulse-formed modification in the surface. The network can, for example, include a network morphology that is substantially unchanged by modification with the ultrashort pulse laser. Ultrashort laser pulses can be laser pulses equal to or less than 1000 picoseconds in duration. Advantageously, the etching process uses a relatively low-heat laser to avoid significant heating of surrounding polymers while modifying the surface (and other structures) of the device. The process is configured so that the polymer chain morphology adjacent the modification is substantially unaffected by the low-heat laser. The resulting inflatable device has customized surface features while still retaining substantially homogenous polymer network morphology. This preserves the elasticity, especially the surface elasticity, of the inflatable device.

    Methods of fabricating a transcatheter device having an inflatable balloon

    公开(公告)号:US10722693B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-28

    申请号:US15815599

    申请日:2017-11-16

    摘要: Inflatable devices are disclosed including a surface which has a network of polymer chains and is configured to be inflatable into a therapeutically or diagnostically useful shape, and at least one ultrashort laser pulse-formed modification in the surface. The network can, for example, include a network morphology that is substantially unchanged by modification with the ultrashort pulse laser. Ultrashort laser pulses can be laser pulses equal to or less than 1000 picoseconds in duration. Advantageously, the etching process uses a relatively low-heat laser to avoid significant heating of surrounding polymers while modifying the surface (and other structures) of the device. The process is configured so that the polymer chain morphology adjacent the modification is substantially unaffected by the low-heat laser. The resulting inflatable device has customized surface features while still retaining substantially homogenous polymer network morphology. This preserves the elasticity, especially the surface elasticity, of the inflatable device.