Method for manufacturing a medical implant
US7185597B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S623/901
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for stitching thread onto the wall of a tubular medical implant (preferably a graft) employs a sewing machine with an elongate bobbin or a needle on an elongate element, depending on whether it is desired to sew from the outside-in or the inside-out. A motor rotates and translates the implant, which is mounted on a hollow drum, relative to the needle.
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