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Electrospun material covered medical appliances and methods of manufacture

US11541154B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

John William Hall · North Salt Lake, US
Bart Dolmatch · Palo Alto, US
Zeke Eller · Plano, US
Robert S. Kellar · Flagstaff, US
Rachel Lynn Simmons · Bountiful, US
Wayne Mower · Bountiful, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 14, 2013
Grant date	Jan 3, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 14, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2240/001
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A medical appliance or prosthesis may comprise one or more layers of electrospun nanofibers, including electrospun polymers. The electrospun material may comprise layers including layers of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). Electrospun nanofiber mats of certain porosities may permit tissue ingrowth into or attachment to the prosthesis.

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