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

Claim 17:
18. A method, comprising:
weaving an implantable graft, the graft including:
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; and
a seam extension extending from a seam of the tapered section, wherein the seam joins a first woven layer in the tapered section to a second woven layer in the tapered section, wherein the seam extension includes a single-layer woven structure, and
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.