Compliant venous graft
First Claim
1. A flexible, resilient, generally tubular external support within which may be supported a vein segment to form a venous graft mimicking the compliance properties of a healthy artery, the tubular support being capable of resilient radial expansion in a manner providing compliance in the range of 3 to 30%/100 mm Hg.
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Abstract
A venous graft for replacement of a section of an artery and methods of making the graft. The graft comprises a flexible, resilient, generally tubular external support and a vein segment carried within and having an ablumenal surface in contact with and supported by the tubular support, the venous graft being capable of resilient radial expansion in a manner mimicking the radial compliance properties of an artery.
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33 Claims
- 1. A flexible, resilient, generally tubular external support within which may be supported a vein segment to form a venous graft mimicking the compliance properties of a healthy artery, the tubular support being capable of resilient radial expansion in a manner providing compliance in the range of 3 to 30%/100 mm Hg.
- 6. A venous graft for replacement of a section of an artery, the graft comprising a flexible, resilient, generally tubular external support and a vein segment carried within and having an ablumenal surface in contact with and supported by the tubular support, the venous graft being capable of resilient radial expansion in a manner mimicking the compliance properties of an artery.
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20. A venous graft for replacement of a section of an artery, the graft comprising a flexible, resilient, knit wire mesh configured as a generally tubular external support and a vein segment carried within and having an ablumenal surface in contact with and supported by the tubular support, the support having resilient radial expansion and contraction characteristics that provide the venous graft with compliance properties mimicking those of an artery.
- 22. Method of producing a venous graft for use in replacing a section of an artery, comprising providing a segment of a vein and sheathing the segment in a generally tubular support in supportive contact with the ablumenal surface of the vein segment, the support being sufficiently flexible and radially resilient as to provide the graft with compliance properties mimicking the compliance properties of an artery.
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