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Patent No.:

US 12442115 B1

Date of Patent:

Oct. 14, 2025

Filed:

Dec. 08, 2023

High surface area braids

Applicant:

Kuraray Co., Ltd., Kurashiki, JP;

Inventor:

Patrick Coffey, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:

KURARAY CO., LTD., Kurashiki, JP;

Attorney:

Element IP, PLC

Primary Examiner:

Shaun R Hurley

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

D04C 1/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); D04C 1/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61L 17/10 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

D04C 1/02 (2013.01); A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); D04C 1/12 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06176 (2013.01); A61L 17/10 (2013.01); D10B 2401/063 (2013.01); D10B 2401/20 (2013.01); D10B 2509/04 (2013.01);

Abstract

Disclosed herein are filamentary braids containing a plurality of filamentary elements braided together, where the filamentary elements include one or more main filamentary elements and one or more looped filamentary elements. The looped filamentary elements are arranged in one or more looped structures extending outward from the longitudinal axis formed by the main filamentary elements. The looped filamentary elements are made of a fiber having a tensile modulus of 2.3 GPa or more. Upon application of selective tension to the looped filamentary elements, the looped filamentary elements (i) are collapsible against the main filamentary elements in the filamentary braid and/or (ii) are removable from the filamentary braid.

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