US 12,442,115 B2
High surface area braids
Patrick Coffey, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to KURARAY CO., LTD., Kurashiki (JP)
Filed by KURARAY CO., LTD., Kurashiki (JP)
Filed on Dec. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/533,366.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/432,160, filed on Dec. 13, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0200244 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. D04C 1/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); D04C 1/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61L 17/10 (2006.01)
CPC D04C 1/02 (2013.01) [A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); D04C 1/12 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06176 (2013.01); A61L 17/10 (2013.01); D10B 2401/063 (2013.01); D10B 2401/20 (2013.01); D10B 2509/04 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A filamentary braid comprising a plurality of filamentary elements braided together,
wherein the filamentary elements comprise one or more main filamentary elements and one or more looped filamentary elements,
wherein the looped filamentary elements are arranged in one or more looped structures extending outward from the longitudinal axis formed by the main filamentary elements,
wherein the looped filamentary elements are made of a fiber having a tensile modulus of 2.3 GPa or more, and
wherein, upon application of selective tension to the looped filamentary elements, the looped filamentary elements (i) are collapsible against the main filamentary elements in the filamentary braid and/or (ii) are removable from the filamentary braid.