Pipeline Induction Heat Limited

Arterius Limited

Pipeline Indusction Heat Ltd.

Adrian Kelly

Damian Daykin

Glen Peter Thompson

Kadem Al-Lamee

Phil Caton-Rose

Philip D Coates

Terence Cottrell

David Ham

Derek John Peel

Bioresorbable polymeric tubes suitable for use in a stent have been produced by a using a die drawing technique, comprising: &#x2014;deforming an orientable, thermoplastic polymer tubing () in the solid phase by drawing it over a mandrel () and/or through a die (), where the mandrel () has a lead end and an exit end and the die () has an entry side and an exit side, wherein a drawing mechanism applies a drawing tension to the tubing () from the exit end of the mandrel () and/or the exit side of the die (), said tension being insufficient to cause tensile failure of the tubing but sufficient to deform the tubing, thereby drawing the tubing over the mandrel () and/or through the die () in the solid phase to induce uniaxial or biaxial orientation of the polymer; and &#x2014;collecting the deformed tubing from the exit end of the mandrel () and/or the exit side of the die ().

Method of producing a tube for use in the formation of a stent, and such tube

Apparatus for coating pipes includes means for applying a sheet material, to a pipeand means for heatingthe sheet material and/or pipe. The means for heating may be operative to heat the sheet material during its application to the pipe. The means for heating may comprise a means for directing hot air towards the pipe and/or sheet material. The sheet material may be disposed on reels housed in canistersthat are releasably mounted on the apparatus.

Apparatus and method for coating pipes

Apparatus for spraying a coating onto the outside of a pipe includes a body for mounting on a pipe to be coated. A spray gun is mounted on the body such that it can move relative to the body to spray coating completely around the periphery of the pipe. The apparatus may include only a single spray gun which is able to travel in a 360 degree range of motion around the periphery of the pipe. The apparatus is particularty suited to coating girth welds of a pipeline.

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Darwen, United Kingdom

Adrian Kelly