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US 11,045,981 B2Granted
Processing machine and methods for processing dip-molded articles
AssigneeOrtho-Space Ltd.
InventorsEli Machlev, Ofer Levin, Ziv Shabat, Yoav Meiraz, Omar Elmalak
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Abstract
Processes for the manufacturing of dip-molded articles can include the application of compression to remove molding materials from within the dip-molded articles. In some embodiments, inflatable implantable medical devices are dip-molded and can be manufactured using such compression processes.
Claims18
A dip-molded article processing machine comprising:
- a first conveyor assembly defining a first conveyor surface;
- a first compression section comprising one or more compression rollers with an outer peripheral surface spaced apart from the first conveyor surface by a first gap distance, the compression rollers configured to directly contact the dip-molded article;
- a second compression section comprising a second conveyor assembly defining a second conveyor surface, the second conveyor surface facing the first conveyor surface and spaced apart from the first conveyor surface by a second gap distance, wherein the first gap distance is greater than a minimum gap distance of the second gap distance;
- and at least one an electric motor that, when actuated, concurrently drives the first conveyor assembly, the one or more compression rollers, and the second conveyor assembly.
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A dip-molded article processing machine comprising:
- a first conveyor assembly defining a first conveyor surface;
- a first compression section comprising one or more compression rollers with an outer peripheral surface spaced apart from the first conveyor surface by a first gap distance;
- the compression rollers configured to directly contact the dip-molded article;
- a second compression section comprising a second conveyor assembly defining a second conveyor surface, the second conveyor surface facing the first conveyor surface and spaced apart from the first conveyor surface by a second gap distance, wherein the first conveyor surface is longer than the second conveyor surface;
- and at least one an electric motor that, when actuated, concurrently drives the first conveyor assembly, the one or more compression rollers, and the second conveyor assembly.
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A dip-molded article processing machine comprising:
- a first conveyor assembly defining a first conveyor surface;
- a first compression section comprising one or more compression rollers with an outer peripheral surface spaced apart from the first conveyor surface by a first gap distance, the compression rollers configured to directly contact the dip-molded article;
- a second compression section comprising a second conveyor assembly defining a second conveyor surface, the second conveyor surface facing the first conveyor surface and spaced apart from the first conveyor surface by a second gap distance;
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- at least one manual crank mechanism that, when rotated, concurrently drives the first conveyor assembly, the one or more rollers, and the second conveyor assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.