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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2021
Applicant:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Inventors:
Tiffany Gemetta, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Rachel Radspinner, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Elena Ten, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Franklin C. Wetherell, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Assignee:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61L 17/14 (2006.01); C08F 114/26 (2006.01); C08F 214/26 (2006.01); C08F 216/14 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61F 2/2457 (2013.01); A61L 17/145 (2013.01); C08F 114/26 (2013.01); C08F 214/262 (2013.01); C08F 216/1408 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0619 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06057 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06171 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06176 (2013.01); A61F 2/2466 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0081 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0076 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0024 (2013.01); A61L 2400/02 (2013.01); C08F 2800/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include a cord that is flexible and elongated defining a length. The cord may include a core having a porous surface and a porosity-reducing element on at least a portion of the core.