Manufacturing medical devices by vapor deposition
US8460361B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 13, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00155
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of forming a medical device, the method including the steps of providing a substrate, depositing a metallic layer on the substrate by a vapor deposition process, and removing the metallic layer from the substrate. The metallic layer thus removed is the medical device or serves as a basis for forming the medical device. In another aspect, the present invention includes a medical device formed by the process of the present invention.
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