Stephanie N Norris

US Patent:

20080300602, Dec 4, 2008

Filed:

Mar 3, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/041371

Inventors:

Peter J. Schmitt - Franklin Square NY, US
Anthony West - Whispering Pines NC, US
John George Greco - West End NC, US
Stephanie Booz Norris - Rocky Point NC, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/58
D03D 3/00

US Classification:

606 93, 139384 R

Abstract:

A fabric medical device and method of making the device can include warp yarns and fill yarns woven together to form a first tubular extent having a first diameter, a second tubular extent having a second diameter, and a transition tubular extent having a graduated diameter between the first and second tubular extents. A tapered edge can be formed along the transition tubular extent by weaving such that a graduated number of warp yarns are disengaged along the transition tubular extent. A seam can be woven along the tapered edge that is configured to provide a substantially fluid-tight transition between the first and second tubular extents. The device can further include the warp yarns in at least the transition tubular extent having a tenacity higher than the tenacity of the fill yarns. The device can be a bone filler delivery device adapted to deliver bone filler in an internal body region.