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Medical Device Having a Mechanism and Use of a Low-Friction Synthetic Material Within a Medical Device

  • US 20120172818A1
  • Filed: 03/31/2010
  • Published: 07/05/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A medical device comprising:

  • a mechanism provided for operating the device, the mechanism comprising a first movable element and a second movable element;

    the first movable element and the second movable element being arranged in such a manner that, during an operation of the mechanism, a surface of the first element slides on a surface of the second element; and

    the first element and the second element being formed from materials providing a coefficient of sliding friction of said surfaces on one another of less than 0.14 at a relative velocity of 2 mm per second.

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