Injection molding method for degradable intravascular stent with flexible mold core structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11712820-B2
Application number	US-202117348057-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 15, 2021
Priority date	Jul 30, 2020
Publication date	Aug 1, 2023
Grant date	Aug 1, 2023

Abstract

Disclosed is an injection molding method for a degradable intravascular stent with a flexible mold core structure. The injection molding method includes the following steps: Step 1, winding a metal rod with a flexible metal film, and applying an inward bending stress to the flexible metal film; Step 2, fixing the flexible metal film to the metal rod, and processing a complementary structure of the degradable intravascular stent on the surface of the flexible metal film; Step 3, performing injection molding processing; Step 4, ending the injection molding, removing the mating body of the flexible metal film and the metal rod and the degradable intravascular stent formed on the surface of the flexible metal film by injection molding, performing cooling, separating the metal rod from the flexible metal film, withdrawing the metal rod, and then removing the flexible metal film to obtain a formed degradable intravascular stent.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An injection molding method for a degradable intravascular stent with a flexible mold core structure, comprising the following steps:
Step 1, winding a metal rod with a flexible metal film, and applying an inward bending stress to the flexible metal film before fixing the flexible metal film and the metal rod;
Step 2, fixing the flexible metal film to the metal rod, and processing a complementary structure of the degradable intravascular stent on the surface of the flexible metal film;
Step 3, assembling the flexible mold core structure of the flexible metal film and the metal rod with a mold sleeve of an injection molding machine, and performing injection molding processing;
Step 4, ending the injection molding, removing the flexible mold core structure of the flexible metal film and the metal rod and the degradable intravascular stent formed on the surface of the flexible metal film by injection molding, performing cooling, separating the metal rod from the flexible metal film, and withdrawing the metal rod, wherein the flexible metal film will curl inwards; then removing the flexible metal film to obtain a formed degradable intravascular stent.

2. The injection molding method for a degradable intravascular stent with a flexible mold core structure according to claim 1 , wherein in Step 2, the flexible metal film is fixed to the metal rod through multiple bolts.

3. The injection molding method for a degradable intravascular stent with a flexible mold core structure according to claim 1 , wherein in Step 2, the complementary structure of the degradable intravascular stent is processed on the surface of the flexible metal film by a laser processing or high-speed milling processing method.

4. The injection molding method for a degradable intravascular stent with a flexible mold core structure according to claim 2 , wherein in Step 4, the flexible metal film is separated from the metal rod by removing the multiple bolts for connecting the flexible metal film and the metal rod.

5. The injection molding method for a degradable intravascular stent with a flexible mold core structure according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible metal film is an aluminum film or a copper film.

6. The injection molding method for a degradable intravascular stent with a flexible mold core structure according to claim 1 , wherein the outside diameter of the degradable intravascular stent is D1, and D1=3 to 3.5 mm; the wall thickness of the degradable intravascular stent is T1, and T1=0.15 to 0.2 mm.

7. The injection molding method for a degradable intravascular stent with a flexible mold core structure according to claim 6 , wherein the thickness of the flexible metal film is T2, T2=0.3 to 0.4 mm; the diameter of the metal rod is D2, and D2=D1−2*T2.

Assignees

• Beijing Institute Tech

Inventors

• Qiu Tianyang
• Jiang Wei
• Wang Hongjun
• Zhou Tianfeng
• Zhao Wenxiang
• Yan Pei
• Liang Zhiqiang
• Liu Zhibing
• Xie Lijing
• Jiao Li
• Wang Xibin

Classifications

• B29C33/505 Primary

  cores or mandrels, e.g. inflatable (B29C33/0016 takes precedence; for winding and joining B29C53/824; for supporting articles during joining B29C66/634; flexible cores for vulcanizing tyres B29D30/0654) · CPC title

• B29C33/485

  cores or mandrels (collapsible mandrels for shaping tube ends B29C57/02; collapsible mandrels for winding and joining B29C53/824) · CPC title

• B29C45/03

  Injection moulding apparatus (transfer moulding B29C45/02) · CPC title

• A61F2/915 Primary

  with bands having a meander structure, adjacent bands being connected to each other · CPC title

• B29L2023/007

  Medical tubes other than catheters (catheters B29L2031/7542) · CPC title