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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2022
Professional Plating Inc., Anoka, MN (US);
Craig A. Ingalls, Burnsville, MN (US);
Professional Plating Inc., Anoka, MN (US);
Abstract
A base interventional surgical device which flexes during use (ISDFU) is coated with powder coated epoxy and cured. Selected areas of the maskant are removed by laser ablation using a computer numerically controlled galvo, while holding/moving the part with a CNC robot so laser ablation can be performed on any surface while that surface is oriented normal to the laser beam. A radiopaque metal is deposited onto the exposed selected areas of the ISDFU by electrolytic deposition. After the metal layer spots are deposited, the remainder of the maskant is removed by dissolving in a solvent. The resultant metal layer(s) do not circumscribe any portion of the ISDFU, and thus do not interfere with flexing of the ISDFU nearly as much as prior art radiopaque marker bands would.
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