Labeling of medical devices
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorMichael W. Kimmel
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Abstract
An interventional medical device, for example, a chronic implantable medical electrical lead or drug delivery catheter, or an acute medical therapy delivery and/or diagnostic tool, such as a guide catheter, includes a label formed by laser marking a TiO2-loaded silicone medical adhesive, which is primarily employed for filling and bonding in the device. A laser marking apparatus is employed to form marks of the label in the cured adhesive that forms a backfill and bond in the device.
Claims5
An interventional medical device comprising an inner assembly, an outer sleeve, and a label, the label being located between the inner assembly and the outer sleeve and visible, through the outer sleeve, to the naked eye, and the label comprising:
- a titanium dioxide-loaded silicone medical adhesive, the adhesive filling a gap between the outer sleeve and the inner assembly and bonding the outer sleeve to the inner assembly;
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- wherein the titanium dioxide-loaded silicone medical adhesive includes a portion that is a different color from a remainder thereof, the portion being located immediately adjacent an inner surface of the bonded outer sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.