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Manufacturing medical devices by vapor deposition

US8460361B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 13, 2005
Grant dateJun 11, 2013
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Expiry dateDec 28, 2030

Classification

  • 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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