Compliant mandrel and mandrel assembly for growing graft tubes

Details Compliant mandrel and mandrel assembly for growing graft tubes Compliant mandrel and mandrel assembly for growing graft tubes

1974-09-16

1976-02-17

Frinks, Ronald L.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128 1R, 3 14, 264 451, 3 1, A61B 1700, A61F 124

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039385248

ABSTRACT:
A mandrel of sponge rubber or gel has a tension element for withdrawing the mandrel from a graft tube grown from living tissue. In a first embodiment the tension element comprises a strip of cloth embedded in a sponge rubber mandrel. In a second embodiment the tension element comprises a rubber tube containing the sponge rubber and in a third embodiment the tension element comprises a rubber tube containing a gel. The mandrel assembly includes cloth reinforcing tubes surrounding the mandrel.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3284562 (1966-11-01), Stebleton
patent: 3847156 (1974-11-01), Trumble

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