MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING BONDING REGIONS AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A method for fabricating a medical device, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a first member, the first member having a first surface with an available surface oxygen;
providing a second member, the second member having a second surface with an available surface oxygen;
affixing the first member and the second member by causing a bonding agent to contact the first surface and the second surface, the bonding agent having a secondary hydroxyl functional group with an affinity to form hydrogen bonds with the oxygen present on the surface of the first and the second member.
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Abstract
Medical devices comprised of bonded joints are disclosed. The bonded joints comprise two surfaces bonded by a layer of phenoxy resin therebetween. In the preferred embodiments, bonded surfaces are comprised of materials that are suitable for medical devices. Most preferably, Nitinol comprises at least one bonded surface, however, other preferred materials may include, but are not limited to cobalt chromium, stainless steel, titanium, tantalum, and plastic. An intraluminal device comprised of a plurality of locations with a phenoxy resin layer is also disclosed wherein the phenoxy resin is further comprised of a radioopaque additive, a lubricious additive, or both radioopaque and lubricious additives. Also disclosed is an intraluminal device comprised of contiguous heterogeneous structural elements comprised of metallic members and non-metallic sections that are bonded together by a layer of phenoxy resin therebetween.
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47 Claims
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1. A method for fabricating a medical device, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a first member, the first member having a first surface with an available surface oxygen; providing a second member, the second member having a second surface with an available surface oxygen; affixing the first member and the second member by causing a bonding agent to contact the first surface and the second surface, the bonding agent having a secondary hydroxyl functional group with an affinity to form hydrogen bonds with the oxygen present on the surface of the first and the second member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28)
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29. A medical device comprising:
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a first member having a first surface with an available surface oxygen; a second member having a second surface with an available surface oxygen; a bonding agent having a secondary hydroxyl functional group with an affinity to form hydrogen bonds with oxygen, the bonding agent being cooperatively associated with the first member and the second member in such a manner as to cause the bonding agent to contact the first surface and the second surface, affixing the first member relative to the second member. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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