Compliant blood vessel graft
US9517121B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 11, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/90
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A graft includes a flexible, resilient, generally tubular external support and a blood vessel segment, carried within and having an ablumenal surface in contact with and supported by the tubular support, the graft being capable of resilient radial expansion in a manner mimicking the radial compliance properties of an artery.
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