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Bladder rolling machine

US11559670B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

Ortho-Space Ltd.

Inventors

Omar Elmalak · Caesarea, IL
Yoav Meiraz · Caesarea, IL
Gad Harif · Shoham, IL
Gregory Rinberg · Haifa, IL

Key dates

Filing date	May 18, 2018
Grant date	Jan 24, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 27, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2025/1004
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for rolling a bladder includes a support structure, a rolling pin, and a bladder-mounting pin. The apparatus optionally includes a rolling initiator Rolling a bladder includes inserting the bladder while unrolled into an apparatus for rolling a bladder, inserting the bladder between a rolling pin and a bladder-mounting pin of the rolling machine, and rotating the rolling pin to (a) advance a portion of the bladder between the rolling pin and the bladder-mounting pin, (b) roll the portion of the bladder around the bladder-mounting pin, and (c) drive the bladder-mounting pin to rotate in an opposite direction from that of the rolling pin.

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