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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventor:
Timothy M. Ramos, Blaine, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/336 (2017.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); B29C 64/118 (2017.01); B29C 64/295 (2017.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/336 (2017.08); A61M 25/0009 (2013.01); B29C 64/118 (2017.08); B29C 64/295 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); A61M 2207/10 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7542 (2013.01);
Abstract
An additive manufacturing system may include a heating cartridge defining an interior volume and at least one filament port. The system may include a heating element thermally coupled to the heating cartridge to heat the interior volume. The system may also include a filament handling system to feed at least one filament through the at least one filament port. The system may include a substrate handling system having at least a head stock. The system may include a controller configured to initiate or control movement of a substrate relative to the heating cartridge to apply a jacket to the substrate.