Bioerodible wraps and uses therefor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9622849
APP PUB NO 20120330437A1
SERIAL NO

13502759

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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.

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  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
El-Kurdi, Mohammed Pittsburgh, US 8 23
Flaherty, J Christopher Topsfield, US 445 57695
Hong, Yi Pittsburgh, US 34 184
McGrath, Jonathan Duxbury, US 4 373
Soletti, Lorenzo Pittsburgh, US 33 317
Stankus, John Campbell, US 84 1651
Vorp, David Pittsburgh, US 3 30
Wagner, William Wexford, US 23 398

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