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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Inventors:
Caroline Gayzik, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Stephanie Rivera, Burlington, NC (US);
Shaq Abdelhaq, Greensboro, NC (US);
Roger Neil Saunders, Yadkinville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); B29C 63/42 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/16 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61M 25/0009 (2013.01); B29C 63/42 (2013.01); A61B 2018/005 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00077 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00136 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00226 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01); A61B 2018/162 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surface of an object comprises a material having a low surface energy. A first cover comprising a material having a higher surface energy than the surface of the object may cover and be affixed to the surface. A second cover may be adhered to and/or secured by the first cover so that the second cover is fixedly coupled to the surface of the object.