Process of changing cross sectional shape within a textile
US11458669B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD10B2509/04
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for changing cross-sectional sizes and/or shapes of flat braided sutures and the resulting constructs are disclosed. The flat braided sutures can have a textile first cross-sectional shape that can be changed to a textile second cross-sectional shape. The systems can have a heater and a die. The flat braided sutures can be movable through the heater and the die. When the flat braided sutures are in the heater, the flat braided sutures can be heatable from a textile first temperature to a textile second temperature greater than the textile first temperature. When the flat braided sutures are at the textile second temperature, the textile first cross-sectional shape can be changeable to the textile second cross-sectional shape.
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