Patents
US 11950908 B2: Intra-mold sterilization of plastic-embedded needle
- Granted
- 2024-04-09
- Filed
- 2020-08-24 application 17000462
- Type
- Utility · 9 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Methods for intra-mold sterilization of a plastic-embedded metal component of a product, such as a medical lancet having a metal needle embedded within a plastic lancet body. For example, a lancet needle is retained within a mold, plastic is injected to encapsulate the needle, and a specified minimum temperature is maintained for a specified minimum cycle time. In example forms, the specified minimum mold temperature is at least about 370 degrees Fahrenheit and the specified minimum cycle time is at least about 10 seconds.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240409.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FACET TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 63 patents | US company or organization | Atlanta, GA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin J. Seifert | Concord, MA | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B5/151 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B29C | Shaping or joining of plastics; shaping of material in a plastic state, not otherwise provided for; after-treatment of the shaped products, e.g. repairing | B29C45/14598 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B29L | Indexing scheme associated with subclass b29c, relating to particular articles | B29L2031/753 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SEIFERT, KEVIN J. signed 2014-09-15 | FACET TECHNOLOGIES, LLC ATLANTA, GA | 53574/725 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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