Surface modified reinforcing member for medical device and method for making same
First Claim
1. A medical device including a reinforcing member, the medical device formed by the following process:
- providing one or more metallic filaments adapted and configured to be made into the reinforcing member for the medical device, the one or more metallic filaments including a metallic surface having a portion with an initial surface area, wherein the reinforcing member is a braid;
treating at least the portion of the surface of the one or more metallic filaments to provide a final surface area that is greater than the initial surface area;
creating the reinforcing member using the one or more metallic filaments; and
incorporating the reinforcing member into the construction of the medical device,wherein the one or more metallic filaments each have a thickness and wherein the portion extends along each of the one or more metallic filaments for a length that is at least twice the thickness of the filament and wherein the portion encircles the metallic filament for the length,wherein the portion has a profile that is constant along the length,wherein other structural elements that have not undergone the treating step are also used in creating the braid.
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Abstract
Medical devices, medical device components, and methods of making the same. For example, one embodiment provides a method of making a reinforcing member adapted and configured for use in a medical device. The method includes providing one or more structural elements adapted and configured for creating the reinforcing member, the one or more structural elements including a surface having a portion with an initial surface area, and treating at least the portion of the surface of the one or more structural elements to provide a final surface area that is greater than the initial surface area. The one or more structural elements are used in creating the reinforcing member. The reinforcing member can then be incorporated into the structure of the medical device.
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11 Claims
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1. A medical device including a reinforcing member, the medical device formed by the following process:
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providing one or more metallic filaments adapted and configured to be made into the reinforcing member for the medical device, the one or more metallic filaments including a metallic surface having a portion with an initial surface area, wherein the reinforcing member is a braid; treating at least the portion of the surface of the one or more metallic filaments to provide a final surface area that is greater than the initial surface area; creating the reinforcing member using the one or more metallic filaments; and incorporating the reinforcing member into the construction of the medical device, wherein the one or more metallic filaments each have a thickness and wherein the portion extends along each of the one or more metallic filaments for a length that is at least twice the thickness of the filament and wherein the portion encircles the metallic filament for the length, wherein the portion has a profile that is constant along the length, wherein other structural elements that have not undergone the treating step are also used in creating the braid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A medical device including a reinforcing member, the medical device formed by the following process:
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providing one or more metallic filaments adapted and configured to be made into the reinforcing member for the medical device; treating the surface of each of the one or more metallic filaments to roughen the surface and increase the surface area of the surface; subsequent to the treatment step, forming a braid using the one or more metallic filaments; and incorporating the braid into the construction of the medical device, wherein other structural elements that have not undergone the treating step are also used in creating the braid. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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