Etching a substrate: processes – Gas phase etching of substrate
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-07
2011-06-07
Alanko, Anita K (Department: 1713)
Etching a substrate: processes
Gas phase etching of substrate
C216S056000, C216S063000, C216S064000, C216S067000, C216S068000, C216S075000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07955512
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are medical devices having textured surfaces and related methods for texturing. Methods of surface texturing using gas-phase plasma provide medical devices with myriad complex surface morphologies.
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Casey Kevin
Park Eunsung
Taylor Catherine E.
Alanko Anita K
Medtronic Inc.
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