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Porous structure of polytetrafluoroethylene and process for production thereof
Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1986-01-24
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Granted: 1987-12-15
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Expires: 2006-01-24
Abstract
Abstract A porous polytetrafluoroethylene material is disclosed having a molecular microfibrous structure having, at one surface, a strong orientation in a given direction and, at another opposite surface, a strong orientation and a direction at right angles to the first, in which the orientation of the microfibrous structure progressively changes from one surface to the other. A process for preparing such an element is also disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Mano
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:31
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J5/00; C08J5/18; A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61L; A61L27/00; A61L27/14; A61L27/16; A61L27/50; A61L27/507; A61L29/00; A61L29/04; A61L29/041; A61L29/14; A61L29/146; B; B29; B29C; B29C48/00; B29C48/022; B29C55/00; B29C55/005; B29C48/03; B29C48/05; B29K; B29K2027/00; B29K2027/12; B29K2027/18; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/04; C08J2327/00; C08J2327/02; C08J2327/12; C08J2327/18; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S128/00; Y10S128/14; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2933; Y10T428/2935
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
A unitary porous structure of polytetrafluoroethylene having a microfibrous structure composed of fibers and nodes connected to one another by these fibers, said microfibrous structure having at one surface a strong orientation of fiber in one direction and at another surface a strong orientation of nodes sintered by means of heating above 327° C. resulting in melt-adhesion of the nodes connected to one another in a direction at right angles to the aforesaid direction, the orientation of said microfibrous structure progressively changing from one surface to the other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
A unitary porous structure of polytetrafluoroethylene having a microfibrous structure composed of fibers and nodes connected to one another by these fibers, said microfibrous structure having at one surface a strong orientation of fiber in one direction and at another surface a strong orientation of nodes sintered by means of heating above 327° C. resulting in melt-adhesion of the nodes connected to one another in a direction at right angles to the aforesaid direction, the orientation of said microfibrous structure progressively changing from one surface to the other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
113 words
A porous tubing of polytetrafluoroethylene having a microfibrous structure composed of fibers and nodes connected to one another by these fibers, the average pore diameter of the outside surface of said tubing being larger than that of its inside surface, and said fibrous structure changing progressively within the wall of the tubing from its inside surface in which the fibrous structure has a strong orientation of fibers in the axial direction of the tubing to its outside surface in which the fibrous structure has a strong orientation of nodes sintered by means of heating above 327° C. resulting in melt-adhesion of the nodes connected to one another around the axis of the tubing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
113 words
A porous tubing of polytetrafluoroethylene having a microfibrous structure composed of fibers and nodes connected to one another by these fibers, the average pore diameter of the outside surface of said tubing being larger than that of its inside surface, and said fibrous structure changing progressively within the wall of the tubing from its inside surface in which the fibrous structure has a strong orientation of fibers in the axial direction of the tubing to its outside surface in which the fibrous structure has a strong orientation of nodes sintered by means of heating above 327° C. resulting in melt-adhesion of the nodes connected to one another around the axis of the tubing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The porous tubing of claim 2, wherein the inside surface of the tubing has an average pore diameter of about 1 to 100 μm, and the outside surface has an average pore diameter of about 0.1 to 1.0 mm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
121 words
A vascular prosthesis which is in the form of a porous tubing of polytetrafluoroethylene having a microfibrous structure composed of fibers and nodes connected to one another by these fibers, the average pore diameter of the outside surface of said tubing being larger than that of its inside surface, and said fibrous structure changing progressively within the wall of the tubing from its inside surface in which the fibrous structure has a strong orientation of fibers in the axial direction of the tubing to its outside surface in which the fibrous structure has a strong orientation of nodes sintered by means of heating above 327° resulting in melt-adhesion of the nodes connected to one another around the axis of the tubing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
121 words
A vascular prosthesis which is in the form of a porous tubing of polytetrafluoroethylene having a microfibrous structure composed of fibers and nodes connected to one another by these fibers, the average pore diameter of the outside surface of said tubing being larger than that of its inside surface, and said fibrous structure changing progressively within the wall of the tubing from its inside surface in which the fibrous structure has a strong orientation of fibers in the axial direction of the tubing to its outside surface in which the fibrous structure has a strong orientation of nodes sintered by means of heating above 327° resulting in melt-adhesion of the nodes connected to one another around the axis of the tubing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A vascular prosthesis according to claim 4, wherein the inside surface of the tubing has an average pore diameter of about 1 to 100 μm, and the outside surface has an average pore diameter of about 0.1 to 1.0 mm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The vascular prosthesis according to claim 4, wherein the tubing has an inside diameter of 4.0 mm and an outside diameter of 4.9 mm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
The vascular prosthesis according to claim 6, wherein the porous tubing has as average pore diameter of 2.0 μm at the inside surface and an average pore diameter of 150 μm at the outside surface.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The vascular prosthesis according to claim 7, wherein the porous tubing has a porosity of 80%.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The vascular prosthesis according to claim 4, wherein the porous tubing has a porosity of 80%.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
A vascular prosthesis according to claim 6, wherein the inside surface of the tubing has an average pore diameter of about 1 to 100 μm, and the outside surface has an average pore diameter of about 0.1 to 1.0 mm.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
40 words
A vascular prosthesis according to claim 9, wherein the inside surface of the tubing has an average pore diameter of about 1 to 100 μm, and the outside surface has an average pore diameter of about 0.1 to 1.0 mm.
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