Shaped woven tubular soft-tissue prostheses and method of manufacturing the same
US6596023B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD10B2509/06
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Continuously flat-woven implantable tubular prostheses have seamless woven sections which gradually change the number of warp yarns to smoothly transition, i.e., taper, from one diameter to another. Multi-diameter endoluminal grafts having a variety of shapes and configurations are made using a seamless weaving process without unacceptable voids or gaps in the tubular wall.
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