The Secant Group, LLC

Richard Balthaser

Peter D Gabriele

Jeremy J Harris

Seth A Winner

Emily Ho

Ryan Heniford

Emily Y Ho

Sean Christopher Gasby

Alicia Ruthrauff

Swati Amin

Sean Christopher Glasby

A composite hollow lumen and a method for producing the lumen are provided. The lumen includes a tubular textile formed of yarns having a first tensile strength and a matrix material in which the tubular textile is embedded to form a conduit having a bore and a sidewall substantially impermeable to liquid. The matrix material has a second tensile strength that is lower than the first tensile strength. The method for producing a composite lumen includes selecting yarns having a first tensile strength, selecting an elastomeric matrix material having a second tensile strength that is lower that the first tensile strength, forming a tubular textile of the yarns, and embedding the tubular textile in the matrix material to form a conduit having a bore and conduit walls that are substantially impermeable to liquid. The elastomeric matrix material is a biodegradable or bioresorbable polyester.

Composite lumen with reinforcing textile and matrix

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Bethel, PA, United States of America

Richard Balthaser