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Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014

Filed:

Aug. 11, 2011
Applicants:

Bethany Steichen, San Francisco, CA (US);

Stephen D. Pacetti, San Jose, CA (US);

Manish Gada, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Thierry Glauser, Redwood City, CA (US);

Lothar W. Kleiner, Los Altos, CA (US);

Yunbing Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

James P. Oberhauser, Saratoga, CA (US);

NI Ding, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Bethany Steichen, San Francisco, CA (US);

Stephen D. Pacetti, San Jose, CA (US);

Manish Gada, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Thierry Glauser, Redwood City, CA (US);

Lothar W. Kleiner, Los Altos, CA (US);

Yunbing Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

James P. Oberhauser, Saratoga, CA (US);

Ni Ding, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Methods and systems for controlling the moisture content of biodegradable and bioresorbable polymer resin during extrusion above a lower limit that allows for plasticization of the polymer resin melt and below an upper limit to reduce or prevent molecular weight loss are disclosed. Methods are further disclosed involving plasticization of a polymer resin for feeding into an extruder with carbon dioxide and freon.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Steichen, Bethany. (2014). Controlling moisture in and plasticization of bioresorbable polymer for melt processing (U.S. Patent No. 8841412). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8841412

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