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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2019
Applicant:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Inventors:
Rachel Radspinner, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Ian Smith, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Patrick S. Young, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Assignee:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61M 60/178 (2021.01); A61M 60/861 (2021.01); A61M 60/237 (2021.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2457 (2013.01); A61M 60/178 (2021.01); A61M 60/237 (2021.01); A61M 60/861 (2021.01); A61F 2002/0086 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0033 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0091 (2013.01); A61M 2205/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Implantable devices may include a single, first component or a plurality of components such as first and second components, the second component being flexibly coupled to the first component. A socket extends over one or more of the component(s), the socket being configured to enhance the inter-component interaction and/or including one or more exposed surface(s) configured to exhibit one or more tiers of foreign body responses within a range of possible foreign body responses.