Surface structure of a component of a medical device and a method of forming the surface structure

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9173983
APP PUB NO 20110060399A1
SERIAL NO

12936490

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A method of forming a surface structure of a component of a medical devices includes forming a fatigue-resistant portion, which entails forming a first layer comprising a transition metal selected from the group consisting of Ta, Nb, Mo, V, Mn, Fe, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, and Si on at least a portion of a surface of the component, where the surface comprises a nickel-titanium alloy, and alloying the transition metal of the first layer with the nickel-titanium alloy of the surface. The method further includes forming a rough outer surface of the fatigue-resistant portion where the rough outer surface is adapted for adhesion of a material thereto.

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  • COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC;MED INSTITUTE, INC.

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Charlebois, Steven J West Lafayette, US 44 1103
Dierking, William Kurt Louisville, US 11 370
Orr, David E Piedmont, US 79 879

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