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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2011
Philippe Marchand, Lake Forest, CA (US);
John Nolting, Poway, CA (US);
Darrin J. Kent, Murrieta, CA (US);
Tan Q. Dinh, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Hung P. Tran, Westminster, CA (US);
James Milburn, Irvine, CA (US);
James Thompson, Lake Forst, CA (US);
Philippe Marchand, Lake Forest, CA (US);
John Nolting, Poway, CA (US);
Darrin J. Kent, Murrieta, CA (US);
Tan Q. Dinh, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Hung P. Tran, Westminster, CA (US);
James Milburn, Irvine, CA (US);
James Thompson, Lake Forst, CA (US);
Sequent Medical Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Abstract
A device and method for forming a tubular braid comprising a plurality of filaments. The braiding machine comprises a disc with a mandrel extending from the center in a perpendicular direction and a plurality of catch mechanisms arranged circumferentially around the edge of the disc. A plurality of filaments are temporarily affixed to the mandrel, each filament extending from the mandrel toward the edge of the disc and engaging the edge of the disc at a discrete point of engagement The plurality of catch mechanisms are attached to actuators adapted to move the catch mechanisms in a generally radial direction relative to the edge of the disc to allow the catch mechanism to engage a subset of the filaments and move the engaged filaments beyond the circumferential edge of the disc.