Patent ID: 11911272
Assignee: W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 23:
24. A medical implantable occlusion device comprising:
a braiding of at least one absorbable filament said braiding having a deployed state and an elongated state and a proximal and distal end and the braiding comprising a proximal end hub, a proximal expanded diameter portion, a center portion, a distal expanded diameter portion, and a distal hub extending along a longitudinal axis in the deployed state and configured to be stretched into a tubular formation in the elongated state, the filament being helically wound and interwoven in multiple directions to allow for natural expansion, wherein the proximal end hub is an integral portion of the proximal expanded diameter portion such that the proximal end hub does not protrude beyond the proximal end of the medical implantable occlusion device; and
a membrane arranged about an entirety of the braiding and configured to contain fragments of the braid, the membrane defining a first layer and a second layer, the braiding arranged between the first layer and the second layer.