Patent ID: 8900652
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: A61L,A61M,B05D,B29C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a coated polytetrafluoroethylene tube, said method comprising: (a) blocking a portion of an outer surface of a body of a polytetrafluoroethylene tube; (b) applying a coating to a first unblocked portion of the outer surface of the body of the polytetrafluoroethylene tube, said coating including: (c) partially curing said coating; (d) after partially curing said coating, employing at least one anti-shrinking device to inhibit at least a portion of the body of the polytetrafluoroethylene tube from shrinking during a further cure; and (e) after employing the at least one anti-shrinking device, further curing said coating to cause the coating to bond to the outer surface of the body of the polytetrafluoroethylene tube to indicate at least one marking formed along the outer surface of the body of the polytetrafluoroethylene tube.