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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
May. 24, 2006
Applicant:
Julio Duran, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Julio Duran, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21H 13/12 (2006.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The ePTFE structure includes an ePTFE structure which has a node and fibril micro-structure. The micro-structure includes specific nodes which are connected to the fibrils. One or more of the specific nodes are sintered and the fibrils are un-sintered. A method for making the ePTFE structure includes identifying and sintering one or more of the specific nodes.