Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Method of manufacturing prosthetic device
Patent
1996-12-10
1999-11-02
Snow, Bruce E.
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Method of manufacturing prosthetic device
623 1, 600 36, 138144, A61F 206
Patent
active
059761920
ABSTRACT:
An externally supported, tape-reinforced tubular prosthetic graft and method of manufacturing therefore. The graft comprises a tubular base graft formed of expanded, sintered fluoropolymer material, a strip of reinforcement tape helically wrapped about the outer surface of the tubular base graft and attached thereto, and, an external support member helically wrapped around the outer surface of the reinforcement tape and attached thereto. The helical pitch of the reinforcement tape is different from the helical pitch of the external support member. Preferably, the helical pitch of the reinforcement tape is in a direction which is opposite the direction of the external support member.
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Kuo Chris
McCollam Chris
McIntyre John
Peterson Robert
Shannon Donald
Baxter International Inc.
Canter Bruce M.
Cumberbatch Guy L.
Gluck Peter Jon
Snow Bruce E.
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