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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2002
Shailendra K. Parihar, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Thomas P. Ryan, Flemington, NJ (US);
Timothy Dietz, Califon, NJ (US);
Parris S. Wellman, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Kevin S. Weadock, Princeton, NJ (US);
T. Anh Le, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Peter Douglas, New Milford, NJ (US);
Simon Cohn, North Arlington, NJ (US);
Daniel Gordon, Newtown, PA (US);
Rajesh Pendekanti, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Raghuveer Basude, Somerville, NJ (US);
Robert S. Casar, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Howard A. Stone, Cambridge, MA (US);
Shailendra K. Parihar, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Thomas P. Ryan, Flemington, NJ (US);
Timothy Dietz, Califon, NJ (US);
Parris S. Wellman, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Kevin S. Weadock, Princeton, NJ (US);
T. Anh Le, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Peter Douglas, New Milford, NJ (US);
Simon Cohn, North Arlington, NJ (US);
Daniel Gordon, Newtown, PA (US);
Rajesh Pendekanti, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Raghuveer Basude, Somerville, NJ (US);
Robert S. Casar, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Howard A. Stone, Cambridge, MA (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
Impression devices are provided for making an impression of a desired feature. The impression devices include: a flexible bladder having a cavity formed therein, the flexible bladder being capable of conforming to the details of the desired feature; a rheological material, such as a magnetorheological fluid, disposed in the cavity of the flexible bladder; and an activator for applying an external stimulus to the rheological material to change the state of the rheological material and thereby capture an impression of the desired feature.