Patent ID: 11958126
Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A  C  F | IPC A  B  C  F

Claim 0:
1. A method for making a container for retaining anesthetic agent, the method comprising:
creating two or more parts each having a mating surface, wherein the container is formed when the mating surfaces of the two or more parts are coupled together, and wherein a first part of the two or more parts is formed of a material having pores defined within the mating surface thereof;
processing the mating surface of the first part by performing visco-plastic stirring with a friction stir welder to reduce the pores defined therein; and
coupling the two or more parts together such that the mating surfaces contact to create the container configured to retain the anesthetic agent therein.