Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention a device and method for automatically weaving seal segments is provided. The device includes at least one irregularly shaped disk-like member configured for rotation through a stacked assembly of seal segments to weave the seal segments. In another aspect of the invention, a method of automatically weaving seal segments to create a woven seal assembly for use with a medical device is provided wherein the disk-like member is rotated through a plurality of semi-overlapped seal segments to weave the seal segments into the woven seal assembly.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 21, 2013
Publication date:
July 24, 2014
Applicant:
LEXINGTON RUBBER GROUP INC.
Inventors:
Todd Allan Campbell, Jonathan Richard Hanna, John C. Miller, Cortney Wayne Mullen