Patent ID: 11898282
Assignee: INCEPTUS MEDICAL, LLC
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 13:
14. A method of forming a tubular braid from a plurality of filaments, the method comprising:
rotating a first cam member to drive a first set of elongate members radially inward toward a central axis relative to a second set of the elongate members, wherein the elongate members each receive an individual one of the filaments, and wherein the elongate members extend through a corresponding one of a plurality of slots;
rotating the first set of the elongate members about the central axis relative to the second set of the elongate members; and
rotating a second cam member to drive the first set of the elongate member radially outward away from the central axis relative to the second set of the elongate members.