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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2010
Applicants:
Joseph W. Humphrey, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Jeffrey B. Skiba, Chandler, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Joseph W. Humphrey, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Jeffrey B. Skiba, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
TriVascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 47/94 (2006.01); B29C 55/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Thin PTFE layers are described having little or no node and fibril microstructure and methods of manufacturing PTFE layers are disclosed that allow for controllable permeability and porosity of the layers. In some embodiments, the PTFE layers may act as a barrier layer in an endovascular graft or other medical device.