Patent ID: 11918708
Assignee: W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES GMBH
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B  Y | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A method of manufacturing a medical device assembly comprising:
wrapping a biocompatible sheet material circumferentially around an expandable medical device compressed into an outer peripheral dimension suitable for introduction into a body conduit, the biocompatible sheet material including a laminate of at least four bonded layers of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene film, and at least one reinforcing fiber embedded between any of the bonded layers, wherein the sheet material is from about 0.08 mm to about 0.10 mm thick, having a burst strength of 400 psi or greater;
piercing two rows of openings along each of the opposing edges; and
coupling the opposing edges by stitching an elongated coupling member through the openings to produce a releasable seam, such that the biocompatible sheet material defines a constraint about the expandable medical device.