Patent ID: 8434393
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: A61F,D04C,D10B

Abstract:
1. A method of fabricating a braided device suitable for implantation in an anatomical structure, the braided device having a first leg, a second leg, a common body coupled to the first leg and the second leg, and a hinge between the first leg and the second leg, the method comprising: (a) braiding a single discrete plurality of filaments to form the first leg on a portion of a first tubular mandrel; (b) designating a number of said single discrete plurality of filaments as a hinge zone to connect directly to a second leg and forming extended loops from the remainder of said filaments; (c) braiding said single discrete plurality of filaments to form a second leg about a second portion of said first tubular mandrel; and (d) braiding the portions of the filaments formed into extended loops on a second tubular mandrel to form a common body attached to the first and second legs.