Patent ID: 11957564
Assignee: COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  D | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. An implantable graft, comprising:
a woven fabric forming walls of a first tubular section and a second section, the first tubular section having a first diameter and the second section having a smaller second diameter;
a tapered section located between the first tubular section and the second section, wherein the tapered section decreases in diameter as it extends from the first tubular section to the second section;
a seam extension extending from a seam of the tapered section, wherein the seam joins a first woven layer of the tapered section to a second woven layer of the tapered section, and wherein the seam extension includes a single-layer woven structure,
wherein the seam extension includes a meltable yarn having a melting point that is lower than a melting point of at least one warp end and at least one weft yarn, and
wherein the meltable yarn includes a thermoplastic polymer material having a melting point configured to fuse when heat processed.