Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Ted R Farnsworth

Charles J Flynn

Charles F White

Edward H Cully

Roy Biran

Paul D Drumheller

Craig W Irwin

Byron K Hayes

Ann M Bauman

Philip P Off

Edward A Rubin

Daniel S Gabrys

The present invention is directed to implantable bioabsorbable non-woven self-cohered web materials having a high degree of porosity. The web materials are very supple and soft, while exhibiting proportionally increased mechanical strength in one or more directions. The web materials often possess a high degree of loft. The web materials can be formed into a variety of shapes and forms suitable for use as implantable medical devices or components thereof.

Composite self-cohered web materials

The present invention is directed to a method of making implantable bioabsorbable non-woven self-cohered web materials having a high degree of porosity. The web materials are very supple and soft, while exhibiting proportionally increased mechanical strength in one or more directions. The web materials often possess a high degree of loft. The web materials can be formed into a variety of shapes and forms suitable for use as implantable medical devices or components thereof.

Method of making porous self-cohered web materials

Highly porous self-cohered web materials

The present invention is directed to implantable bioabsorbable non-woven self-cohered web materials having a high degree of porosity. The web materials are very supple and soft, while exhibiting proportionally increased mechanical strength in one or more directions. The web materials often possess a high degree of loft. The web materials can be formed into a variety of shapes and forms suitable for use as implantable medical devices or components thereof. The web materials possess haemostatic properties.

Highly porous self-cohered web materials having haemostatic properties

The present invention is directed to implantable bioabsorbable non-woven self-cohered web materials having a very high degree of porosity. The web materials are very supple and soft, while exhibiting proportionally increased mechanical strength in one or more directions. The web materials often possess a high degree of loft. The web materials can be formed into a variety of shapes and forms suitable for use as implantable medical devices or components thereof. In some embodiments, the web materials exhibit significant thrombogenic properties.

An improved integral composite cable jacket or tubing is disclosed wherein a fluoropolymer fiber array is disposed between a first and second elastomer jacket layer. At least one of the elastomer jacket layers is comprised of silicone. The first and second elastomer jacket layers are bonded together through predetermined open spaces defined by the fiber array.

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Ted R Farnsworth