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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Abraham Baum, Givataim, IL;
Elisha Hoch, Rehovot, IL;
Israel Schnitzer, Tel Aviv, IL;
Lior Kacir, Rehovot, IL;
Felix Rabinovich, Rishon Lezion, IL;
Ilia Reuben, Beersheva, IL;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 ; A61F 2/76 ; A61F 2/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 ; A61F 2/76 ; A61F 2/06 ;
Abstract
Method for producing a medical support device from an object, using an electromagnetic field generator, whereby the method comprises of the steps of placing a formation mandrel against the object, close to a predetermined formation area, and applying the electromagnetic field to the formation area, thereby forming the object. The produced object can be made from a tubular segment, a folded sheet of material or a plurality of wires joined together.