Patents by Inventor Charles B. Hebert

Charles B. Hebert has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Implantable textile prostheses having PTFE cold drawn yarns
    Patent number: 8197537
    Abstract: The present invention provides an implantable prosthesis and more specifically, an implantable tubular textile prosthesis comprising a biocompatible fabric having inner and outer surfaces and first and second ends; the fabric having a textile construction comprising cold drawn PTFE yarns having a substantially uniform denier and high molecular orientation. Use of cold drawn PTFE yarns result in implantable prostheses that have excellent abrasion resistance, strength and lubricity properties. Useful textile constructions include weaves, knits, braids, filament windings, spun windings and combinations thereof. The prostheses of the present invention are lubricious and have characteristics that closely resemble the properties of a natural body lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Wesley I. Edens, Charles B. Hebert
  • Implantable textile prostheses having PTFE cold drawn yarns
    Patent number: 7105021
    Abstract: The present invention provides an implantable prosthesis and more specifically, an implantable tubular textile prosthesis comprising a biocompatible fabric having inner and outer surfaces and first and second ends; the fabric having a textile construction comprising cold drawn PTFE yarns having a substantially uniform denier and high molecular orientation. Use of cold drawn PTFE yarns result in implantable prostheses that have excellent abrasion resistance, strength and lubricity properties. Useful textile constructions include weaves, knits, braids, filament windings, spun windings and combinations thereof. The prostheses of the present invention are lubricious and have characteristics that closely resemble the properties of a natural body lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Wesley I. Edens, Charles B. Hebert
  • Implantable textile prostheses having PTFE cold drawn yarns
    Publication number: 20030204235
    Abstract: The present invention provides an implantable prosthesis and more specifically, an implantable tubular textile prosthesis comprising a biocompatible fabric having inner and outer surfaces and first and second ends; the fabric having a textile construction comprising cold drawn PTFE yarns having a substantially uniform denier and high molecular orientation. Use of cold drawn PTFE yarns result in implantable prostheses that have excellent abrasion resistance, strength and lubricity properties. Useful textile constructions include weaves, knits, braids, filament windings, spun windings and combinations thereof. The prostheses of the present invention are lubricious and have characteristics that closely resemble the properties of a natural body lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Applicant: SCIMED Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Wesley I. Edens, Charles B. Hebert