Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture – Methods – Surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-02
2009-06-23
Aftergut, Jeff H (Department: 1791)
Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
Methods
Surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
C156S515000, C156S517000, C156S228000, C156S200000, C156S201000, C156S290000, C156S292000, C156S251000, C156S256000, C156S380100, C604S523000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07550053
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and methods are provided for substantially continuously forming thin-walled sleeves that may be incorporated into tubular devices sized for introduction into a patient. In one embodiment, a pair of sheets including coated surfaces oriented towards one another are directed through a cutting apparatus to cut the sheets into multiple pairs of strips. The pairs of strips are bonded together to create a plurality of sleeves having lumens defined by the coated surfaces. In another embodiment, a sheet having a coated surface is fed through a cutting tool to separate the sheet into a plurality of strips, and the strips are formed into sleeves, e.g., by feeding the strips through a die or mandrel using a substantially continuous process. Optionally, the sleeves may be subsequently cut into individual tubular devices and/or further processed, e.g., by providing one or more layers around the sleeves to create catheters, sheaths, or other apparatus.
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Eversull Christian S.
Leeflang Stephen A.
Mourlas Nicholas J.
Aftergut Jeff H
English William A.
ILH, LLC
Lee Jaeyun
Vista IP Law Group LLP
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