EP1237503A4
Method and apparatus for manufacturing medical support devices
Abstract
Method for producing a medical support device from an object, using an electromagnetic field generator, whereby the method comprises of the steps of placing a formation mandrel against the object, close to a predetermined formation area, and applying the electromagnetic field to the formation area, thereby forming the object. The produced object can be made from a tubular segment, a folded sheet of material or a plurality of wires joined together.
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| WO0143792A2 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A2 | |
| AU1881401A | Australia | A | |
| WO0143792A3 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A3 | |
| EP1237503A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| IL150108D0 | Israel | D0 | |
| EP1237503A4This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A4 | |
| US6585759B1 | United States of America | B1 | |
| JP2003522564A | Japan | A | |
| US2003167086A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| US2004193256A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| WO2004105635A2 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A2 | |
| WO2004105635A3 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A3 | |
| EP1237503B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| AT308284T | Austria | T | |
| ATE308284T1 | Austria | T1 | |
| DE60023739D1 | Germany | D1 | |
| EP1628595A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| IL171879D0 | Israel | D0 | |
| DE60023739T2 | Germany | T2 | |
| JP2006526455A | Japan | A | |
| IL150108A | Israel | A | |
| US7278195B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
| US2008027535A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| EP1628595A4 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A4 |
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Numbers
- Publication, DOCDB
- 1237503
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP1237503
- Application
- 981584
- Application, DOCDB
- 00981584
- Application, EPODOC
- EP20000981584
Titles3
- German
- VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG FÜR DIE HERSTELLUNG VON MEDIZINISCHEN STÜTZVORRICHTUNGEN
- English
- METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING MEDICAL SUPPORT DEVICES
- French
- PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE FABRICATION DE DISPOSITIFS DE SOUTIEN MEDICAUX
Classification
- CPC, 4
- A61F2/82
- A61F2/90
- A61F2/91
- Y10S623/901
- IPC, 3
- A61F2 82
- A61F2 90
- A61M25 16
Designated states20
- Contracting states, 20
- Austria
- Belgium
- Switzerland
- Cyprus
- Germany
- Denmark
- Spain
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Ireland
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Portugal
- Sweden
- Türkiye