Vascular prosthesis
US6589278B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/008
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vascular prosthesis (50) comprises a tube (52) of material other than autologous vascular tissue, the tube having an end formation for surgical connection direct to an opening formed in an artery, the formation comprising an enlarged chamber (54) having a heel (56) and a toe (58) at opposite ends of a first longer diameter parallel to the axis of the tube and a second shorter transverse diameter the enlarged chamber serving to promote localised movement of blood having a non-laminar nature with a shear stress inducing relationship to receiving arterial wall.
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