EP 3389973 A1 20181024 - MEDICAL DEVICE
Title (en)
MEDICAL DEVICE
Title (de)
MEDIZINISCHE VORRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF MÉDICAL
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 201522383 A 20151218
- GB 2016053979 W 20161219
Abstract (en)
[origin: GB2535612A] A method of making a medical device, the method comprising: heating the polymeric material using a halogen, convection or infrared oven; contacting a portion of a tool 2 corresponding to a subjects body part with a layer of polymeric material, preferably propylene, 20 configured to retain the shape of the tool in the absence of a vacuum, a seal 21 is created by joining the polymeric material to itself; contacting at least a portion of the layer of polymeric material with a UV or heat curable material and curing the curable material so that it become rigid to thereby create a medical device. The curable material is a composite sheet including an inner core of fibre substrate impregnated with a polymer resin where the fibres 22 are carbon, aramid and/or glass fibres. The curable material is wrapped in a releasable membrane, polytetrafluoroethylene, and a vacuum permeable breather fabric is placed over the releasable membrane and then placed in a heat tolerant vacuum bag comprising a vacuum valve. The vacuum bag enclosed tool is placed in an oven or autoclave.
IPC 8 full level
B29C 41/12 (2006.01); A61L 15/07 (2006.01); B29C 41/20 (2006.01); B29C 41/22 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP GB)
A61F 2/50 (2013.01 - GB); A61F 5/01 (2013.01 - GB); A61L 15/07 (2013.01 - GB); A61L 15/12 (2013.01 - EP); B29C 41/12 (2013.01 - EP); B29C 41/20 (2013.01 - EP); B29C 41/22 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2017103621A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
GB 201522383 D0 20160203; GB 2535612 A 20160824; GB 2535612 B 20170301; EP 3389973 A1 20181024; WO 2017103621 A1 20170622
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 201522383 A 20151218; EP 16815920 A 20161219; GB 2016053979 W 20161219