Inventors:
Joseph W. Humphrey - Santa Rosa CA, US
Jeffrey B. Skiba - Chandler AZ, US
Assignee:
TRIVASCULAR, INC. - Santa Rosa CA
International Classification:
A61F 2/06, B32B 1/08, B32B 5/00, B32B 3/26, B29C 55/04, B29C 55/06, B29C 55/08, B29C 55/14, B29C 71/02, B29C 47/00, C08F 114/26
US Classification:
623 149, 428 365, 428220, 4283166, 2642884, 2642902, 2642103, 264234, 526255
Abstract:
Thin PTFE layers are described having little or no node and fibril microstructure and methods of manufacturing PTFE layers are disclosed that allow for controllable permeability and porosity of the layers. In some embodiments, the PTFE layers may act as a barrier layer in an endovascular graft or other medical device.