ELASTOMERICALLY RECOVERABLE EPTFE FOR VASCULAR GRAFTS

An elastomerically recoverable PTFE material is provided including a longitudinally compressed fibrils of ePTFE material penetrated by elastomeric material within the pores defining the elastomeric matrix. The elastomeric matrix and the compressed fibrils cooperatively expand and recover without pla...

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Main Authors RAKOS, RONALD, SOWINSKI, KRZYSZTOF
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 01.08.2012
Subjects
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PROSTHESES
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Summary:An elastomerically recoverable PTFE material is provided including a longitudinally compressed fibrils of ePTFE material penetrated by elastomeric material within the pores defining the elastomeric matrix. The elastomeric matrix and the compressed fibrils cooperatively expand and recover without plastic deformation of the ePTFE material. The material may be used for various prosthesis, such as a vascular a prosthesis like a patch, a graft and an implantable tubular stent. Further, a method of producing the elastomerically recoverable PTFE material is provided herein.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20030736533