Patent ID: 9492268
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: A61F,D02H,D03D,D10B

Claim Text:
1. A method for forming an implantable textile lumen, comprising the steps of: weaving a flat tubular textile having a front face and a rear face, wherein the textile is formed of a plurality of warp yarns comprising base yarns and supplemental warp yarns, and wherein the textile comprises a tapered section in which a width of the textile changes from a first width to a second width, wherein weaving the tapered section comprises the steps of: trimming the dropped plurality of supplemental warp yarns protruding from the textile to form a hollow woven textile lumen having the tapered section integrally woven therewith, wherein the number of warp yarns per inch woven in the tapered section at the first width is similar to the number of warp yarns per inch woven in the tapered section at the second width, wherein the weaving is performed using a tapered reed through which the warp yarns pass, the tapered reed tapering from a first width at an upper end to a second width at a lower end, the second width being narrower than the first width.