Prosthetic vascular grafts with a pleated structure
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1. A vascular graft comprising:
- (a) a tubular wall structure having a thickness;
(b) longitudinally extending pleats on the tubular wall structure, the pleats comprised of a biocompatible polymer capable of responding flexurally to changes in blood pressure by providing the tubular wall structure with a first cross sectional area when maintained at a low normal physiological blood pressure, and a second, greater cross sectional area when maintained at a high normal physiological blood pressure, while maintaining a constant interior wall perimeter for the tubular wall structure and wherein a portion of the pleats are corrugated in the longitudinal direction of the tubular wall structure and wherein two of said corrugated pleats are separated by a cluster of at least three uncorrugated pleats.
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Abstract
A vascular graft having a pleated circumference accommodates blood pressure changes with minimal change in internal surface area. A highly compliant graft may be made from a wide variety of polymers including non-elastomeric materials.
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1. A vascular graft comprising:
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(a) a tubular wall structure having a thickness; (b) longitudinally extending pleats on the tubular wall structure, the pleats comprised of a biocompatible polymer capable of responding flexurally to changes in blood pressure by providing the tubular wall structure with a first cross sectional area when maintained at a low normal physiological blood pressure, and a second, greater cross sectional area when maintained at a high normal physiological blood pressure, while maintaining a constant interior wall perimeter for the tubular wall structure and wherein a portion of the pleats are corrugated in the longitudinal direction of the tubular wall structure and wherein two of said corrugated pleats are separated by a cluster of at least three uncorrugated pleats. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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