Stabilizing Semi-Crystalline Polymers To Improve Storage Performance Of Medical Devices
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    发明申请
    Stabilizing Semi-Crystalline Polymers To Improve Storage Performance Of Medical Devices 审中-公开
    稳定半结晶聚合物改善医疗器械的储存性能

    公开(公告)号:US20110260352A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-27

    申请号:US12764803

    申请日:2010-04-21

    IPC分类号: B29C44/20

    摘要: Methods are disclosed for improving the storage performance of polymeric stents that reduce or eliminate the effects of long term aging on the properties of the stents. A polymeric stent or a polymeric tube from which a stent is made is heated to a temperature between ambient and the glass transition temperature of the polymer for a period of time. The heating causes densification or an increase in density of the polymer which stabilizes the properties of the polymer in later processing steps and storage. The stent can be made from a polymeric tube that is expanded at a temperature above the glass transition temperature and cooled to maintain an expanded diameter.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于改善聚合物支架的储存性能的方法,其减少或消除长期老化对支架性质的影响。 制成支架的聚合物支架或聚合物管被加热到环境温度和聚合物的玻璃化转变温度一段时间之间的温度。 加热导致聚合物的致密化或密度增加,其在稍后的处理步骤和储存中稳定聚合物的性质。 支架可以由在高于玻璃化转变温度的温度下膨胀的聚合物管制成,并被冷却以保持扩张的直径。

    Fabricating a stent from a blow molded tube
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    发明授权
    Fabricating a stent from a blow molded tube 有权
    从吹塑管制造支架

    公开(公告)号:US07829008B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-09

    申请号:US11809011

    申请日:2007-05-30

    IPC分类号: H05B6/00

    摘要: Disclosed is a method for fabricating a stent, the method comprising: positioning a polymeric tube inside a mold, wherein a high thermally conductive element covers at least a portion of the outer surface of the mold, the high thermally conductive element having a thermal conductivity that is greater than that of the mold; heating at least a portion of the mold; radially expanding the tube against the mold; and fabricating a stent from the radially expanded tube.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于制造支架的方法,所述方法包括:将聚合物管定位在模具内,其中高导热元件覆盖模具的外表面的至少一部分,高导热元件具有导热性, 大于模具; 加热模具的至少一部分; 将管径向膨胀以抵靠模具; 并从径向膨胀的管制造支架。