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

Claim 0:
1. An implantable graft, comprising:
a main section having walls formed with a woven fabric, the main section having a main lumen extending therethrough; and
a bifurcated section having walls formed with the woven fabric, wherein the bifurcated section extends from main section, wherein the bifurcated section includes a first branch and a second branch, and wherein the first branch and the second branch each include a branch lumen in fluid communication with the main lumen,
wherein at least one branch of the bifurcated section includes a branch taper formed by a seam connecting a first woven layer and a second woven layer,
wherein a seam extension extends outwardly along the seam of the branch taper, the seam extension being 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.