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US 2019/0160208 A1Published application
Armored graft material structure and method
AssigneeMedtronic Vascular, Inc.
InventorsKeith Perkins, Zachary Borglin, Julie Benton, Matt Petruska, Darren Galligan, Samuel Robaina, Rajesh Radhakrishnan
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Abstract
The techniques of this disclosure generally relate to applying an armor coating to a graft material. The armor coating is armor, impermeable to fluid, and elastic. The armor coating seals openings within the graft material eliminating passage of fluid through the graft material.
Claims20
A prosthesis comprising:
- a graft material having a variable permeability;
- and
- an armor coating on the graft material, the armor coating being impermeable to fluid.
A prosthesis comprising:
- a graft material comprising a suture opening;
- stitching extending through the suture opening;
- and
- an armor coating sealing the suture opening.
1 more element
A method comprising:
- applying an armor coating to a graft material comprising sealing openings between filaments of the graft material with the armor coating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.