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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.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013

Filed:

Feb. 23, 2007
Applicants:

Reijo Lappalainen, Hiltulanlahti, FI;

Vesa Myllymäki, Helsinki, FI;

Lasse Pulli, Helsinki, FI;

Jari Ruuttu, Billnäs, FI;

Juha Mäkitalo, Tammisaari, FI;

Inventors:

Reijo Lappalainen, Hiltulanlahti, FI;

Vesa Myllymäki, Helsinki, FI;

Lasse Pulli, Helsinki, FI;

Jari Ruuttu, Billnäs, FI;

Juha Mäkitalo, Tammisaari, FI;

Assignee:

Picodeon Ltd Oy, Helsinki, FI;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61L 27/30 (2006.01); B23K 26/06 (2006.01); C23C 14/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The invention relates in general level to a method for coating articulating surfaces of medical products. The invention also relates to coated medical products manufactured by the method. The coating is carried out by employing ultra short pulsed laser deposition wherein pulsed laser beam is preferably scanned with a rotating optical scanner including at least one mirror for reflecting the laser beam. The invention has several both industrially and qualitatively advantageous effects such as high coating production rate, excellent coating properties and overall low manufacturing costs.


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