Gold coating means for limiting thromboses in implantable grafts
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1. In an implantable device for use as a component in the blood circulatory system of a living recipient, said device formed from a fabric of a synthetic material, said fabric characterized by interstices created by the nature of the manufacturing of the fabric, said device having a surface formed by said fabric, said surface for exposure to the blood of said recipient, the improvement comprising:
- a thin layer of metallic gold applied to coat said fabric forming said surface,said layer applied to leave said interstices open and unblocked.
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Vascular grafts, shunts, patches or valves are formed of material tolerated by the body and are lined or coated with gold to form a non-thrombogenic surface. Methods of manufacture are also disclosed.
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1. In an implantable device for use as a component in the blood circulatory system of a living recipient, said device formed from a fabric of a synthetic material, said fabric characterized by interstices created by the nature of the manufacturing of the fabric, said device having a surface formed by said fabric, said surface for exposure to the blood of said recipient, the improvement comprising:
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a thin layer of metallic gold applied to coat said fabric forming said surface, said layer applied to leave said interstices open and unblocked. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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