Patent ID: 8187316

Claim:
An implantable graft device having treated yarn, the device comprising: a graft body forming a lumen defining a longitudinal axis and comprising proximal and distal ends, the graft body comprising a woven fabric having warp yarns aligned in a first direction and weft yarns aligned in a second direction, the warp and weft yarns being formed from a material selected from the group consisting of a polyester, a fluorinated polymer, a polyurethane, a polyethylene, a polypropylene, a polyaramid, a polyacrylonitrile, a nylon, a cellulose, and combinations thereof, at least one of the weft yarns and the warp yarns defining the treated yarn, the treated yarn comprising a first strand and a second strand, the first strand and the second strand being twisted together to form the treated yarn, only the first strand having a first agent applied thereto.