Graft devices and methods of use
US8992594B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 16, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2210/0076
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tubular graft device is provided comprising a tubular member and a fiber matrix of one or more polymers about a circumference of the tubular member. The matrix may be electrospun onto the tubular tissue. In one embodiment, the tubular tissue is from a vein, such as a harvested saphenous vein, useful as an arterial graft, for example and without limitation, in a coronary artery bypass procedure. Also provided is method of preparing a tubular graft and connecting the graft between a first body space and a second body space, such as the aorta and a location on an occluded coronary artery, distal to the occlusion.
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