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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
May. 13, 2020
Applicant:
Thüringisches Institut Für Textil—und Kunststoff—forschung E.v., Rudolstadt, DE;
Inventor:
Holger Gunkel, Rudolstadt, DE;
Assignee:
Thüringisches Institute für Textile- und Kunstostoff-Forschung e.V., Rudolstadt, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61L 27/40 (2006.01); A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); B29C 48/00 (2019.01); B29C 48/09 (2019.01); B29C 48/21 (2019.01); B29K 75/00 (2006.01); B29K 509/02 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0045 (2013.01); A61B 90/39 (2016.02); A61L 27/40 (2013.01); A61M 5/007 (2013.01); A61M 25/0009 (2013.01); A61M 25/0108 (2013.01); B29C 48/0023 (2019.02); B29C 48/022 (2019.02); B29C 48/09 (2019.02); B29C 48/21 (2019.02); A61B 2090/3925 (2016.02); A61L 2420/08 (2013.01); B29K 2075/00 (2013.01); B29K 2509/02 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7542 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a medical device having an improved ultrasound visibility and a very smooth surface, to methods for producing the device according to the invention and to the application of the device in therapeutic and diagnostic interventions. The improved ultrasound visibility is achieved by bubbles or closed cavities in an inner polymer layer.