Medical device with porous surface and method for producing same
US9353235B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 23, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08J2371/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for making a polymer with a porous layer from a solid piece of polymer is disclosed. In various embodiments, the method includes heating a surface of a solid piece of polymer to a processing temperature below a melting point of the polymer and holding the processing temperature while displacing a porogen layer through the surface of the polymer to create a matrix layer of the solid polymer body comprising the polymer and the porogen layer. In at least one embodiment, the method also includes removing at least a portion of the layer of porogen from the matrix layer to create a porous layer of the solid piece of polymer.
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