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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Additive Device, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Inventor:
Andrew Todd Miller, Morrisville, NC (US);
Assignee:
ADDITIVE DEVICE, INC., Durham, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61L 31/06 (2006.01); B29K 69/00 (2006.01); B29K 75/00 (2006.01); B29L 23/18 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B33Y 70/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/118 (2017.01); B29C 64/209 (2017.01); B29C 64/245 (2017.01); B29C 64/295 (2017.01); B29C 64/314 (2017.01); B29C 64/321 (2017.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/118 (2017.08); A61F 2/0077 (2013.01); A61F 2/02 (2013.01); A61L 31/06 (2013.01); B29C 64/209 (2017.08); B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B29C 64/295 (2017.08); B29C 64/314 (2017.08); B29C 64/321 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); A61F 2002/0081 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0071 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0076 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0006 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0019 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0023 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0091 (2013.01); A61F 2240/004 (2013.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B29K 2069/00 (2013.01); B29K 2075/00 (2013.01); B29L 2023/186 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7532 (2013.01); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to medical devices, including airway stents, and additive manufacturing (3D printing) processes for producing the same. Using certain materials and novel printing techniques, the present systems and methods can directly print nearly any size or shape medical device in a few hours. For example, in certain embodiments, the present systems and methods leverage fused deposition modeling ('FDM') and polycarbonate urethane ('PCU') to produce custom medical devices, including airway stents.