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US 2024/0180702 A1Published application
Bioabsorbable medical devices
AssigneeW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
InventorsMichael C. Chan, Edward H. Cully, Jeffrey B. Duncan, Byron K. Hayes, Samuel Joynson, Tom R. McDaniel, David J. Messick, Edward E. Shaw
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Abstract
Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include a plurality of absorbable filaments arranged in a support structure and configured degrade within a defined time period and a membrane arranged about the plurality of absorbable filaments and configured to contain fragments of the plurality of absorbable filaments in response to a fracture or degradation of a filament.
Claims13
An apparatus for implantation in an opening of a tissue comprising:
- a support structure including a plurality of filaments, the support structure including a proximal disk, a distal disk, and a waist, wherein the waist is operable to be positioned through the opening of the tissue;
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- a membrane arranged about the plurality of filaments and configured to promote at least one of tissue ingrowth into the membrane and tissue encapsulation of at least a portion of the membrane,
- wherein the plurality of filaments are configured to apply appositional forces against a septum such that the membrane facilitates tissue ingrowth close to the opening in which the apparatus is implanted.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.