Patent ID: 8268225
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: A61L

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a medical device having a predetermined portion which possesses a predetermined shape and which comprises silicone rubber, the method comprising; bringing a correcting member into contact with the predetermined portion of a medical device, the predetermined portion of the medical device comprising the silicone rubber possessing a first shape, the correcting member being formed of a material which does not adhere, stick or cross-link to the silicone rubber upon contact of the correcting member with the predetermined portion of the medical device comprising the silicone rubber, the correcting member possessing a shape-giving shape which alters the first shape of the predetermined portion of the medical device so that the predetermined portion of the medical device possesses a shape different from the first shape and different from the predetermined shape; irradiating the predetermined portion of the medical device with an electron beam while the correcting member is in contact with the predetermined portion of the medical device; and moving the correcting member out of contact with the medical device, with the predetermined portion of the medical device possessing the predetermined shape after the correcting member is moved out of contact with the predetermined portion.