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US 12,213,868 B1Granted
Apparatus and method for filament winding of biocompatible threads and manufactured fabric product
AssigneeCollaMedix Inc.
InventorsSubba Shankar, Michael A. Mastran, Ozan Akkus
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Abstract
A system and method for determining a mesh layout and manufacturing an implantable mesh. A support surface with pins is provided in a configuration that corresponds to the mesh layout. A biocompatible filament is wound around the pins to provide a macroporous mesh. The completed weave is treated with a solution to bond intersection points of filament, then sterilized and packaged to provide an implantable mesh.
Claims17
A method of manufacturing an implantable mesh comprising the steps of:
- determining a mesh layout having filament retention points;
- providing a support surface with pins in a configuration that corresponds to the filament retention points;
- feeding a biocompatible filament by a tensioner to a dispenser tip;
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- translating the support surface with respect to the dispenser tip, wherein the support surface is translated in two dimensions independent from each other to wind the biocompatible filament around the pins to form an implantable macroporous mesh having a pore size based on the determined mesh layout.
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