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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2010
Applicants:
Bruce L. Anneaux, Lexington, SC (US);
Robert L. Ballard, Orangeburg, SC (US);
Inventors:
Bruce L. Anneaux, Lexington, SC (US);
Robert L. Ballard, Orangeburg, SC (US);
Assignee:
Zeus Industrial Products, Inc., Orangeburg, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 47/06 (2006.01); B29C 70/28 (2006.01); B29C 71/02 (2006.01); B32B 1/08 (2006.01); D06M 10/00 (2006.01); H05B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In accordance with certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a process of forming a prosthetic device is provided. The process includes forming a dispersion of polymeric particles, a fiberizing polymer, and a solvent, the dispersion having a viscosity of at least about 50,000 cPs. A tubular frame is positioned over a tubular polymeric structure. Nanofibers from the dispersion are electrospun onto the tubular frame to form a prosthetic device. The prosthetic device is heated.