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Patent No.:

US 10470878 B1

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Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019

Filed:

Jan. 30, 2017
Applicant:

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);

Inventors:

William C. Bruchman, Camp Verde, AZ (US);

Paul D. Gassler, Lincoln University, PA (US);

Cody L. Hartman, Flagstaff, AZ (US);

Peter J. Walsh, Elkton, MD (US);

Charles F. White, Camp Verde, AZ (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61L 27/48 (2006.01); A61L 27/50 (2006.01); A61L 27/26 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2415 (2013.01); A61F 2/2412 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61L 27/26 (2013.01); A61L 27/48 (2013.01); A61L 27/507 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01); A61F 2/2472 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0054 (2013.01); A61L 2430/20 (2013.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01);
Abstract

Thin, biocompatible, high-strength, composite materials are disclosed that are suitable for use in a valve for regulating blood flow direction. In one aspect, the composite material maintains flexibility in high-cycle flexural applications, making it particularly applicable to high-flex implants such as a prosthetic heart valve leaflet. The composite material includes a porous polymer membrane and an elastomer, wherein the elastomer fills substantially all of the pores of the porous polymer membrane.


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Bruchman, William. (2019). Durable high strength polymer composites suitable for implant and articles produced therefrom (U.S. Patent No. 10470878). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10470878

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