Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes – Forming continuous or indefinite length work – Layered – stratified traversely of length – or multiphase...
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-31
2006-10-31
Eashoo, Mark (Department: 1732)
Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes
Forming continuous or indefinite length work
Layered, stratified traversely of length, or multiphase...
C264S173160, C264S209200, C264S209300, C264S210200
Reexamination Certificate
active
07128862
ABSTRACT:
A tubular extruded member particularly suitable for use in medical devices such as intravascular catheters and guide wires, wherein the extruded tubular member includes multiple layers having biaxial helical orientation in different directions. A counter-rotation extrusion process may be used to orient the layers in different biaxial helical directions. The counter-rotation extrusion process provides orientation in two different circumferential directions in addition to a longitudinal direction. By combining the dual direction or biaxial helical orientation with multiple layers, different layers of the tubular member may be tailored to have the desired mechanical properties.
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Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLc
Eashoo Mark
Sci-Med Life Systems, Inc.
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