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

Claim 20:
21. The apparatus (100) of claim 19, wherein the inner sleeve (110) comprises one or more non-resorbable biocompatible materials comprising carbon fiber, polymer composites, non-resorbable materials such as dense polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), expanded PTFE, titanium mesh, and titanium-reinforced polytetrafluoroethylene of a single material, poly(acrylonitrile), poly(6-aminocaproic acid), poly(decamethylene adipamide), Nylon, Poly(etheretherketone) (PEEK), Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), Polyurethane, PEBAX, poly(hexamethylene adipamide), poly(hexamethylene suberamide), poly(styrene), poly(4-methylpentene), high density polyethylene, ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA), modified EVA, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), modified polyester of homopolymer or co-polymers, block copolymers, or a combination thereof.