Bioerodible Wraps And Uses Therefor (2)
Method Of Forming A Tubular Tissue Graft Device
Inventors: Mohammed Salim El-Kurdi: David Alan Vorp Ph.D.: William R. Wagner PhD: Yi Hong: John J. Stankus: Lorenzo Soletti: J Christopher Flaherty: Jonathan McGrath
Patent Number: 14/601,523
Abstract
A tubular tissue graft device is provided comprising a tubular tissue and a restrictive fiber matrix of a bioerodible polymer about a circumference of the tubular tissue. The matrix may be electrospun onto the tubular tissue. In one embodiment, the tubular tissue is from a vein, such as a saphenous vein, useful as an arterial graft, for example and without limitation, in a coronary artery bypass procedure. Also provided is method of preparing a tubular graft comprising depositing a fiber matrix of a bioerodible polymer about a perimeter of a tubular tissue to produce a tubular tissue graft device. A cardiac bypass method comprising bypassing a coronary artery with a tubular tissue graft device comprising a vein and a restrictive fiber matrix of a bioerodible polymer about a circumference of the vein also is provided.