ATE265922T1 - Dünnwandige elastische hülle aus elastomerem material - Google Patents

Dünnwandige elastische hülle aus elastomerem material

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ATE265922T1
ATE265922T1 AT00906562T AT00906562T ATE265922T1 AT E265922 T1 ATE265922 T1 AT E265922T1 AT 00906562 T AT00906562 T AT 00906562T AT 00906562 T AT00906562 T AT 00906562T AT E265922 T1 ATE265922 T1 AT E265922T1
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sheet
thin
forming tool
walled
sheath
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AT00906562T
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Robert Ailinger
Stephen Martone
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Vision Sciences Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C55/00—Shaping by stretching, e.g. drawing through a die; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C55/22—Shaping by stretching, e.g. drawing through a die; Apparatus therefor of tubes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/00064—Constructional details of the endoscope body
    • A61B1/0011—Manufacturing of endoscope parts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/00142—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor with means for preventing contamination, e.g. by using a sanitary sheath
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
    • B29L2031/00—Other particular articles
    • B29L2031/753—Medical equipment; Accessories therefor
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S600/00—Surgery
    • Y10S600/92—Method of making endoscopes

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Endoscopes (AREA)
  • Shaping By String And By Release Of Stress In Plastics And The Like (AREA)
  • Shaping Of Tube Ends By Bending Or Straightening (AREA)
  • Diaphragms And Bellows (AREA)
AT00906562T 1999-01-21 2000-01-21 Dünnwandige elastische hülle aus elastomerem material ATE265922T1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US09/235,355 US6350231B1 (en) 1999-01-21 1999-01-21 Apparatus and method for forming thin-walled elastic components from an elastomeric material
PCT/IB2000/000263 WO2000042900A2 (en) 1999-01-21 2000-01-21 Forming thin-walled elastic components from an elastomeric material

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US (2) US6350231B1 (de)
EP (1) EP1148988B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE265922T1 (de)
AU (1) AU765296B2 (de)
DE (1) DE60010430T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2220405T3 (de)
WO (1) WO2000042900A2 (de)

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DE60010430D1 (de) 2004-06-09
ES2220405T3 (es) 2004-12-16
US6350231B1 (en) 2002-02-26
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