Patent ID: 11913169
Assignee: ATEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  D | IPC A  D

Claim 19:
20. A braided structure comprising:
a core comprising at least one yarn, wherein the at least one yarn comprises an aromatic polymer, wherein a linear mass density of the core ranges from about 8 denier to about 125 denier; and
a sheath braided around the core, wherein the sheath comprises a plurality of ultra-high molecular weight polyolefin yarns, wherein the braided structure exhibits resistance to abrasion after cycling the braided structure 20 millimeters in a backwards direction and 20 millimeters in a forwards direction for a total of 40 cycles across a metal edge having a 1 millimeter radius with 200 grams of weight applied to the braided structure, wherein the braided sheath comprises a plurality of filaments, and wherein the braided structure includes less than 50 broken filaments per linear inch after cycling.