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Vascular graft with absorbable and nonabsorbable components
Assignee: Covidien AG
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Filing: 1990-08-10
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Granted: 1991-03-05
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Expires: 2010-08-10
Abstract
Abstract The invention involves the use of absorbable or absorbable/nonabsorbable components to fabricate textile vascular grafts of all sizes and specifically for repair of the peripheral vascular system and for coronary bypass use. The bioabsorbable component of the graft fosters increased tissue ingrowth into the graft as compared to conventional 100% nonabsorbable grafts. Increased tissue ingrowth leads to greater patency through formation of a vascularized neointima and less tendency to be aneurysmal through formation of a suitable adventitia. The absorbable component can be a variety of materials, including PGA, MAXON™, etc., whereas the nonabsorbable component (to be used as the backbone) can be new materials, e.g. NOVAFIL®, or more conventional polymers, including polyester, polyamide or polypropylene. A knitted vascular graft, having two different absorbable fibers and a nonabsorbable fiber, can be made of the components, where one of the absorbable components is a copolymer containing glycolic acid ester linkages.
Inventors
- 👤 Barry L. Dumican
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-23 08:07
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04B; D04B1/00; D04B1/14; D04B1/16; A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61L; A61L27/00; A61L27/14; A61L27/18; A61L27/50; A61L27/507; A61L27/58; C; C08; C08G; C08G63/00; C08G63/64; D04B21/00; D04B21/14; D04B21/16; D10; D10B; D10B2509/00; D10B2509/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
67 words
An article of manufacture comprising a knitted vascular graft, the knitted vascular graft having a plurality of at least three different fibers, the first and second fibers manufactured from two different absorbable polymers, at least one of said absorbable polymers comprising a copolymer, wherein the copolymer comprises more than about 50% by weight of glycolic acid ester linkages, and the third fiber manufactured from a nonabsorbable polymer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
67 words
An article of manufacture comprising a knitted vascular graft, the knitted vascular graft having a plurality of at least three different fibers, the first and second fibers manufactured from two different absorbable polymers, at least one of said absorbable polymers comprising a copolymer, wherein the copolymer comprises more than about 50% by weight of glycolic acid ester linkages, and the third fiber manufactured from a nonabsorbable polymer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
84 words
An article of manufacture comprising a knitted vascular graft, the knitted vascular graft having a plurality of at least three different fibers, the first and second fibers having a differential shrinkage therebetween in the presence of the third fiber, said first and second fibers manufactured from two different absorbable polymers, at least one of said absorbable polymers comprising a copolymer, wherein the copolymer comprises more than about 50% by weight of glycolic acid ester linkages, and said third fiber manufactured from a nonabsorbable polymer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
84 words
An article of manufacture comprising a knitted vascular graft, the knitted vascular graft having a plurality of at least three different fibers, the first and second fibers having a differential shrinkage therebetween in the presence of the third fiber, said first and second fibers manufactured from two different absorbable polymers, at least one of said absorbable polymers comprising a copolymer, wherein the copolymer comprises more than about 50% by weight of glycolic acid ester linkages, and said third fiber manufactured from a nonabsorbable polymer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The article of claim 1 wherein the non-absorbable polymer in said third fiber is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate and polybutester.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The article of claim 2 wherein the nonabsorbable polymer in said third fiber is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate and polybutester.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The article of claim 3 wherein the nonabsorbable polymer is polybutester.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
11 words
The article of claim 4 wherein the nonabsorbable polymer is polybutester.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
67 words
An article of manufacture comprising a knitted vascular graft, the knitted vascular graft having a plurality of at least three different fibers, the first and second fibers manufactured from two different absorbable polymers, at least one of said absorbable polymers comprising a copolymer, wherein the copolymer comprises more than about 50% by weight of glycolic acid ester linkages, and the third fiber manufactured from a nonabsorbable polyester.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
67 words
An article of manufacture comprising a knitted vascular graft, the knitted vascular graft having a plurality of at least three different fibers, the first and second fibers manufactured from two different absorbable polymers, at least one of said absorbable polymers comprising a copolymer, wherein the copolymer comprises more than about 50% by weight of glycolic acid ester linkages, and the third fiber manufactured from a nonabsorbable polyester.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The article of claim 7 wherein said first and second fibers have a differential shrinkage therebetween in the presence of said third fiber.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
11 words
The article of claim 7 wherein the polyester is polyethylene terephthalate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
11 words
The article of claim 8 wherein the polyester is polyethylene terephthalate.
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