Woven fabric with carbon nanotube strands

US8998974B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8998974-B2
Application numberUS-24224608-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 30, 2008
Priority dateDec 17, 2007
Publication dateApr 7, 2015
Grant dateApr 7, 2015

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A woven fabric for an implantable medical device includes a plurality of carbon nanotube strands interwoven with a plurality of textile strands, where each carbon nanotube strand comprises a plurality of carbon nanotubes. An implantable medical device comprises a component and a fabric secured to the component, where the fabric includes a plurality of woven carbon nanotube strands, and each of the carbon nanotube strands comprises a plurality of carbon nanotubes.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A woven fabric for an implantable medical device, the woven fabric comprising a plurality of carbon nanotube strands interwoven with a plurality of textile strands, wherein each of the carbon nanotube strands comprises a plurality of carbon nanotubes and has a denier of from about 0.1 to about 50, and wherein the carbon nanotube strands comprise less than about 50% of a total number of strands of the woven fabric. 2. The woven fabric…

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What does patent US8998974B2 cover?
A woven fabric for an implantable medical device includes a plurality of carbon nanotube strands interwoven with a plurality of textile strands, where each carbon nanotube strand comprises a plurality of carbon nanotubes. An implantable medical device comprises a component and a fabric secured to the component, where the fabric includes a plurality of woven carbon nanotube strands, and each of …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Carlson James M, Kuppurathanam Shyam S V, Cook Medical Technologies Llc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61F2/06. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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