SMART TEXTILE VASCULAR GRAFT
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1. A vascular graft for use with an electrical control unit, said vascular graft comprising:
- a tube structure formed of a textile material; and
an active fiber incorporated in said textile material, said active fiber providing electrical coupling thereof to the electrical control unit to provide for transmission of a control signal between said active fiber and the control unit, said active fiber having at least one physical characteristic which is variable and corresponds to the control signal to provide communication between said active fiber and the electrical control unit relating to said physical characteristic.
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Abstract
The smart textile vascular graft is used with an electrical control unit. The vascular graft includes a tube structure formed of a textile material. At least one active fiber is incorporated in the textile material. The active fiber provides electrical coupling thereof to the electrical control unit to provide for transmission of a control signal between the active fiber and control unit. The active fiber has at least one physical characteristic which is variable and corresponds to the control signal to provide communication between the active fiber and electrical control unit relating to the physical characteristic.
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1. A vascular graft for use with an electrical control unit, said vascular graft comprising:
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a tube structure formed of a textile material; and
an active fiber incorporated in said textile material, said active fiber providing electrical coupling thereof to the electrical control unit to provide for transmission of a control signal between said active fiber and the control unit, said active fiber having at least one physical characteristic which is variable and corresponds to the control signal to provide communication between said active fiber and the electrical control unit relating to said physical characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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