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US 12,686,958 · App. 18/541,193 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Braiding machine and methods of use

Inventors: Richard Quick (Mission Viejo, CA); John Coleman Thress (Capistrano Beach, CA); Greg Ulrich (Laguna Woods, CA)
Assignee: Inceptus Medical, LLC
D04C3/06D04C3/30
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Patent No.
US 12,686,958
App. No.
18/541,193
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for forming a tubular braid are disclosed herein. A braiding system configured in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, an upper drive unit, a lower drive unit, a mandrel coaxial with the upper and lower drive units, and a plurality of tubes extending between the upper drive unit and the lower drive unit. Each tube can be configured to receive individual filaments for forming the tubular braid, and the upper and lower drive units can act in synchronization to move the tubes (and the filaments contained within those tubes) in three distinct motions: (i) radially inward toward a central axis, (ii) radially outward away from the central axis, and (iii) rotationally about the central axis, to cross the filaments over and under one another to form the tubular braid on the mandrel.

Claims (42)

1 . A braiding system, comprising:

a drive unit including—

an outer assembly including an outer cam, outer slots, and outer drive members aligned with the outer slots;

an inner assembly including an inner cam, inner slots, and inner drive members aligned with the inner slots, wherein the inner drive members are separate from the outer drive members, wherein the inner assembly is coaxially aligned with the outer assembly, and wherein the number of inner and outer slots is the same;

a plurality of tubes, wherein individual ones of the tubes are constrained within individual ones of the inner and/or outer slots;

an outer drive mechanism configured to rotate the outer cam to contact the outer drive members to drive a first set of the tubes from the outer slots to the inner slots; and

an inner drive mechanism configured to rotate the inner cam to contact the inner drive members to drive a second set of the tubes from the inner slots to the outer slots simultaneously with the driving of the first set of the tubes from the outer slots to the inner slots.

2 . The braiding system of claim 1 wherein—

the second set of tubes is constrained within the inner slots when the first set of tubes is constrained within the outer slots; and

the second set of tubes is constrained within the outer slots when the first set of tubes is constrained within the inner slots.

3 . The braiding system of claim 1 wherein the inner cam is separate and spaced apart from the outer cam.

4 . The braiding system of claim 1 wherein—

the outer drive mechanism is configured to rotate the outer cam to contact the outer drive members to move the outer drive members radially inward toward the inner assembly to drive the first set of the tubes from the outer slots to the inner slots; and

the inner drive mechanism is configured to rotate the inner cam to contact the inner drive members to move the inner drive members radially outward toward the outer assembly to drive the second set of the tubes from the inner slots to the outer slots.

5 . The braiding system of claim 1 wherein the outer drive mechanism is configured to rotate the outer cam to a first position to drive a first set of the outer drive members radially inward toward the inner assembly while permitting a second set of the outer drive members to move radially outward away from the inner assembly.

6 . The braiding system of claim 5 wherein the outer drive mechanism is configured to rotate the outer cam from the first position to a second position to drive the second set of the outer drive members radially inward toward the inner assembly while permitting the first set of the outer drive members to move radially outward away from the inner assembly.

7 . The braiding system of claim 6 wherein the first and second sets of the outer drive members include a same number of outer drive members.

8 . The braiding system of claim 1 wherein the inner drive mechanism is configured to rotate the inner cam to a first position to drive a first set of the inner drive members radially outward toward the outer assembly while permitting a second set of the inner drive members to move radially inward away from the outer assembly.

9 . The braiding system of claim 8 wherein the inner drive mechanism is configured to rotate the inner cam from the first position to a second position to drive the second set of the inner drive members radially outward toward the outer assembly while permitting the first set of the inner drive members to move radially inward away from the outer assembly.

10 . The braiding system of claim 9 wherein the first and second sets of the inner drive members include a same number of inner drive members.

11 . The braiding system of claim 1 wherein—

the outer drive mechanism is configured to rotate the outer cam to a first outer position to drive a first set of the outer drive members radially inward toward the inner assembly while permitting a second set of the outer drive members to move radially outward away from the inner assembly and, simultaneously, the inner drive mechanism is configured to rotate the inner cam to a first inner position to drive a first set of the inner drive members radially outward toward the outer assembly while permitting a second set of the inner drive members to move radially inward away from the outer assembly; and

the outer drive mechanism is configured to rotate the outer cam from the first outer position to a second outer position to drive the second set of the outer drive members radially inward toward the inner assembly while permitting the first set of the outer drive members to move radially outward away from the inner assembly and, simultaneously, the inner drive mechanism is configured to rotate the inner cam from the first inner position to a second inner position to drive the second set of the inner drive members radially outward toward the outer assembly while permitting the first set of the inner drive members to move radially inward away from the outer assembly.

12 . The braiding system of claim 1 wherein—

the outer cam has a radially-inward facing surface with a periodic shape that is in continuous contact with the outer drive members; and

the inner cam has a radially-outward facing surface with a periodic shape that is in continuous contact with the inner drive members.

13 . The braiding system of claim 1 wherein the inner and outer assemblies are substantially coplanar, and wherein the inner assembly is rotatable relative to the outer assembly.

14 . A braiding system, comprising:

a plurality of elongate members each having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein individual ones of the elongate members are configured to receive individual filaments;

an upper drive unit including (a) a first upper cam configured to act against the upper portions of the elongate members when the elongate members are in a radially-outward position and (b) a second upper cam separate from the first upper cam and configured to act against the upper portions of the elongate members when the elongate members are in a radially-inward position; and

a lower drive unit coaxially aligned with the upper drive unit along a longitudinal axis, wherein the lower drive unit includes (a) a first lower cam configured to operate in synchronization with the first upper cam and act against the lower portions of the elongate members when the elongate members are in the radially-outward position and (b) a second lower cam separate from the first lower cam and configured to operate in synchronization with the second upper cam and act against the lower portions of the elongate members when the elongate members are in the radially-inward position,

wherein the upper and lower drive units are configured to act against the upper and lower portions of the elongate members in synchronization to simultaneously drive (a) a first set of the elongate members radially inward toward the longitudinal axis from the radially-outward position to the radially-inward position and (b) a second set of the elongate members radially outward away from the longitudinal axis from the radially-inward position to the radially-outward position.

15 . The braiding system of claim 14 wherein the upper drive unit constrains the upper portions of the elongate members, and wherein the lower drive unit constrains the lower portions of the elongate members.

16 . The braiding system of claim 14 wherein the upper and lower drive units are further configured to move the elongate members along an arcuate path with respect to the longitudinal axis.

17 . The braiding system of claim 14 wherein the upper and lower drive units are substantially identical.

18 . The braiding system of claim 14 wherein the first upper cam is mechanically synchronized to move together with the first lower cam.

19 . The braiding system of claim 15 wherein the second upper cam is mechanically synchronized to move together with the second lower cam.

20 . The braiding system of claim 14 wherein—

the upper drive unit includes (a) an outer assembly having outer slots and (b) an inner assembly having inner slots;

the lower drive unit includes (a) an outer assembly having outer slots and (b) an inner assembly having inner slots;

individual ones of the elongate members are constrained within individual ones of the inner and/or outer slots of the upper and lower drive units; and

the number of inner and outer slots is the same.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2024
From: QUICK, RICHARD; THRESS, JOHN COLEMAN; ULRICH, GREG
To: INCEPTUS MEDICAL, LLC
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 16754830 · Oct 13, 2018
Provisional Application 62572462 · Oct 14, 2017
Related Publication 20240344251A1 · Oct 17, 2024
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