Patent ID: 11944825
Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  C | IPC A  B  C

Claim 18:
19. A method of manufacturing a surgical device, the method comprising:
providing a substrate having opposite first and second sides, the second side having a first section and a second section, wherein the substrate is an absorbable antibacterial envelope;
coupling a substrate to a fixture such that the first side faces the fixture; and
3D printing a gel onto the second side such that the gel coats the first section without coating the second section,
wherein the first section comprises a plurality of first sections that are spaced apart from one another by the second section, and
wherein the gel consists of trans-4-(aminomethyl)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid (C8H15NO2) suspended in a solution, the solution consisting of collagen, water and glycerol.