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

Claim 21:
22. The apparatus (100) of claim 19, wherein the outer sleeve (120) comprises one or more biocompatible materials comprising natural hydrogels, synthetic hydrogels, demineralized and decellularized bone, carbon fiber, polymer composites, bioceramics, bioactive glasses, glass-ceramics, polymer bioactive glass composites, poly(acrylonitrile), poly(6-aminocaproic acid), poly(decamethylene adipamide), Nylon 10,6, Poly(etheretherketone), PEEK, Poly(ethylene terephthalate), PET, poly(hexamethylene adipamide), Nylon 6,6, poly(hexamethylene suberamide), Nylon 6,8, poly(styrene), poly(4-methylpentene), high density polyethylene, ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene, polytetrafluoroethylene PTFE, expanded PTFE, modified ethylene-vinyl acetate, modified polyester of homopolymer or co-polymers, block copolymers, or a combination thereof.