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Elasticization of microporous woven tubes

  • US 4,652,263 A
  • Filed: 06/20/1985
  • Issued: 03/24/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An elastic prosthetic device for implantation in an animal body, said device comprising a microporous fabric tube having a longitudinal axis, said tube comprising a multiplicity of circumferentially oriented fill threads interwoven with a multiplicity of axially oriented, substantially non-elastic warp threads, individual ones of said warp threads defining loops extending radially outwardly from between said fill threads, said loops being set to return to a loop configuration upon release of tension applied axially to said tube, said warp and fill threads together defining an outer, macroscopically smooth, porous surface.

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