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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2014
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Bethany Steichen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephen Pacetti, San Jose, CA (US);
Manish Gada, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Thierry Glauser, Redwood City, CA (US);
Lothar Kleiner, Los Altos, CA (US);
Yunbing Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
James Oberhauser, Saratoga, CA (US);
Ni Ding, San Jose, CA (US);
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
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.