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Patent No.:

US 12336871 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 15, 2019

Laser-marked medical components from elastomers

Applicant:

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., Exton, PA (US);

Inventors:

Jason Krizan, Ellicott City, MD (US);

Silji Abraham, Southfield, MI (US);

Assignee:

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., Exton, PA (US);

Attorney:

Blank Rome LLP

Primary Examiner:

Nathan R Price

Assistant Examiner:

Anna E Goldberg-Richmeier

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/90 (2016.01); A61B 90/92 (2016.01); A61B 90/94 (2016.01); A61L 31/04 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61M 5/315 (2006.01); B29C 59/02 (2006.01); B29C 59/16 (2006.01); A61B 50/00 (2016.01); A61L 31/12 (2006.01); B29K 21/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); C09D 127/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/94 (2016.02); A61B 90/92 (2016.02); A61L 31/049 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61M 5/315 (2013.01); B29C 59/022 (2013.01); B29C 59/026 (2013.01); B29C 59/16 (2013.01); A61B 2050/006 (2016.02); A61B 2050/0072 (2016.02); A61L 31/126 (2013.01); A61M 2205/60 (2013.01); B29C 2791/009 (2013.01); B29K 2021/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/753 (2013.01); C09D 127/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

A medical device component is provided. The medical device component may include a body having a first surface being at least partially formed from a markable material having a first color, the markable material having a characteristic that an area exposed to laser irradiation of a predetermined wavelength of ultraviolet light changes to a second color different from the first color; a film covering at least a portion of the first surface of the body, the film having a transmittance at the predetermined wavelength of ultraviolet light of at least 5%; and a visible mark on the markable material at the first surface of the body covered by the film. The visible mark may include one or more areas of the markable material at the first surface having the second color. Methods of manufacturing the medical device component are also provided.

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