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Laminated metal structure

US6379816B1 · kind B1 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

N V BEKAERT SA · BE

Inventors

Boudewijn De Loose · Evergem, BE
Ronny Losfeld · Waregem, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 29, 1999
Grant date	Apr 30, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 29, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/12444
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Laminated metal structure includes a radially outer component and a radially inner component concentrically interconnected with each other. The radially outer component has a porosity of at least 80% and the radially inner component is a radially impermeable strength element such as a metal foil. The metal structure can be used in a continuous ambulant peritoneal dialysis treatment for anchoring a catheter in the human body.

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