Patent ID: 6702561
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: A61M,B01D,B29C,B29L,Y10S

Abstract:
A device for potting a filter, comprising: a housing having a first end, a second end, an outer surface, an inner surface, a hollow lumen, a first region near the first end, a second region near the second end, a first hole in the first region communicating between the outer surface of the housing and the hollow lumen, and a second hole in the second region communicating between the outer surface of the housing and the hollow lumen; and a ridge on the outer surface of the housing that extends around the first hole to a point closer the first end of the housing and extends around the second hole to a point closer the second end of the housing, the ridge defining a trough having a continuous access defined by said ridge, said ridge having an edge adapted to seal against a separate cap such that during filter manufacturing, the housing and cap are rotated about an axis that bisects the housing and is perpendicular to an axis of the lumen, a flowable material is placed on the outer surface of the housing approximately halfway between the first hole and the second hole, a portion of the flowable material flows toward the first hole, is retained by the ridge and said separate cap, and passes through the first hole, and a portion of the flowable material flows toward the second hole, is retained by the ridge and said separate cap, and passes through the second hole.