Patent ID: 11925394
Assignee: MEDICARBONE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 19:
20. The apparatus (100) of claim 19, wherein the reinforcing material (112) comprises carbon fiber, carbon fiber coated with thermoplastic resin, thermoset resin, or a combination resin, carbon nanotubes, graphite, polymer carbon fiber composite, glass fiber, polymer glass composite, cellulose, aramid, polymer ceramic composite, Polyether ether ketone (PEEK), dense Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), expanded PTFE, Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), titanium mesh, titanium-reinforced PTFE of a single material, polyether block amide, nylon, or a combination thereof.