Patent ID: 9737643
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F,A61L

Claim:
1. An implantable medical device, comprising: a first implantable article having at least one fastener receiving opening, the fastener receiving opening having a contact surface with a first lubricating coating disposed thereon; and a fastener configured to be disposed within the at least one fastener receiving opening of the implantable article in mating engagement therewith, the fastener having formed on an outer surface thereof a second lubricating coating that is configured to contact and move relative to the first lubricating coating on the contact surface of the first implantable article; wherein the first implantable article is an expandable sheath member including a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface, and the fastener receiving opening is a central lumen defined by a wall extending between the proximal and distal ends.