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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.:

US 9861263 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 25, 2016

Polymeric material for use in and with sterilizable medical devices

Applicant:

Karl Storz Imaging, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);

Inventors:

Kin Ming Kwan, Goleta, CA (US);

Dejan Korkut, Santa Barbara, CA (US);

Thomas J. Anhalt, Goleta, CA (US);

Paul McCarty, Carpinteria, CA (US);

Diegas E. Zavala, Goleta, CA (US);

Assignee:

KARL STORZ Imaging, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);

Attorney:

Michael Joseph Loi

Primary Examiner:

Thomas C Diaz

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); B29D 15/00 (2006.01); G05G 1/10 (2006.01); B22F 7/04 (2006.01); G05G 5/04 (2006.01); C08K 3/34 (2006.01); C08K 3/22 (2006.01); A61L 31/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/045 (2006.01); C08K 5/00 (2006.01); C08K 5/18 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61L 31/02 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); B29K 81/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/16 (2006.01); B29K 505/08 (2006.01); B29K 505/06 (2006.01); B29K 509/10 (2006.01); B29K 509/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/0011 (2013.01); A61B 1/00066 (2013.01); A61B 1/00105 (2013.01); A61B 1/00142 (2013.01); A61B 1/045 (2013.01); A61B 90/08 (2016.02); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61L 31/022 (2013.01); A61L 31/028 (2013.01); A61L 31/06 (2013.01); B22F 7/04 (2013.01); B29D 15/00 (2013.01); C08K 3/22 (2013.01); C08K 3/34 (2013.01); C08K 3/346 (2013.01); C08K 5/0041 (2013.01); C08K 5/18 (2013.01); G02B 23/2476 (2013.01); G05G 1/10 (2013.01); G05G 5/04 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0813 (2016.02); B22F 2007/042 (2013.01); B29K 2081/06 (2013.01); B29K 2105/16 (2013.01); B29K 2505/06 (2013.01); B29K 2505/08 (2013.01); B29K 2509/08 (2013.01); B29K 2509/10 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0021 (2013.01); C08K 2003/2231 (2013.01); C08K 2003/2241 (2013.01); C08K 2201/014 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention provides an endoscopic video camera having a polymeric knob assembly, wherein the polymeric material used for manufacturing the knob assembly includes polyphenylsulfone resin, titanium dioxide, tin oxide, and colored metallic additives, is capable of withstanding sterilization, and has a metallic cosmetic appearance. The invention also provides methods of manufacturing the knob assembly by plastic injection molding processes, wherein undesirable molding characteristics are concentrated on portions of the knob assembly that are removed by secondary machining or post machining.

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