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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2017
Applicant:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Inventors:
Edward H. Cully, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Jeffrey B. Duncan, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Marc A. Schlaud, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Arthur R. Studley, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Assignee:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); B29C 55/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); B29C 55/24 (2006.01); B29C 57/04 (2006.01); B29C 55/22 (2006.01); B29C 55/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); B29C 53/08 (2006.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01); B29K 27/18 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); B29C 53/083 (2013.01); B29C 53/086 (2013.01); B29C 55/005 (2013.01); B29C 55/22 (2013.01); B29C 55/24 (2013.01); B29C 55/30 (2013.01); B29C 57/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2240/00 (2013.01); A61F 2240/001 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0039 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0058 (2013.01); B29K 2027/18 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7534 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tapered implantable device includes an ePTFE tubular member having a tapered length portion. The tapered length portion provides rapid recovery properties. The tapered length portion can feature a microstructure that includes a multiplicity of bent fibrils.