Vascular prosthesis

Details Vascular prosthesis Vascular prosthesis

1984-04-27

1987-08-18

Kight, John

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Arterial prosthesis

Stent structure

623 9, 623 12, A61F 124

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046874828

ABSTRACT:
A vascular prosthesis for implantation in a living mammalian body and a method for producing same are disclosed. The vascular prosthesis has a hydrophobic polymeric layer on its luminal surface defining a substantially non-thrombogenic flow surface. The polymeric material of the layer defining the flow surface exhibits a rate of platelet consumption of less than about 20.times.10.sup.8 platelets/cm.sup.2 .multidot.day.

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Wilkes et al., "Porous Segmented Polyurethanes--Possible Candidates as Biomaterials", J. Biomed. Mater. Res., vol. 7, pp. 541-554 (1973).

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