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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2022
Applicant:
Devicor Medical Products, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventor:
Andrew P. Nock, Dayton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Devicor Medical Products, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 45/101 (2006.01); A61B 46/00 (2016.01); A61B 46/10 (2016.01); B65H 20/00 (2006.01); B65H 20/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 45/101 (2013.01); A61B 46/10 (2016.02); A61B 46/40 (2016.02); B65H 20/005 (2013.01); B65H 20/02 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4521 (2013.01);
Abstract
A folding device for placing an elastomer thin sleeve on a retainer includes a mandrel, one or more rollers, and a drive system. The mandrel is configured to translate relative to a portion of the folding device. The mandrel is adapted to releasably receive the retainer. The one or more rollers are configured to rotate relative to the mandrel. The rotation of the one or more rollers being configured to fold the sleeve onto the retainer. The drive system is configured to translate the mandrel and turn the one or more rollers.