Bioerodible Wraps and Uses Therefor

A tubular tissue graft device is provided comprising a tubular member 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. 5 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.

Patents:
WO 2,011,056,705

Inventor(s): EL-KURDI MOHAMMED [US]; FLAHERTY J CHRISTOPHER [US]; HONG YI [US]; MCGRATH JONATHAN [US]; SOLETTI LORENZO [US]; STANKUS JOHN [US

Type of Offer: Licensing



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