Patent · US Expired

Fibrillar product

US4878908A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 1, 1988
Grant dateNov 7, 1989
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Expiry dateJun 1, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/29
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a prosthetic device and method for repairing a damaged blood vessel comprising a mat of fibers adjacent the bore of a tube having a disposition substantially parallel to the inner surface of the tube, the mat having a thickness of 0.5 mm to 5 mm.

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