Implantable graft device having treated yarn and method for making same
US8187316B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49849
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implantable graft device having treated yarn is disclosed. The device includes a graft body forming a lumen defining a longitudinal axis and having proximal and distal ends. The graft body is constructed from a woven fabric having warp yarns aligned in a first direction and a weft yarns aligned in a second direction. At least one of the weft yarns and the warp yarns has an agent applied thereto defining treated yarns of the graft body.
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