Bioerodible wraps and uses therefor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11850141
APP PUB NO 20200237494A1
SERIAL NO

16577579

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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. 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 EDUCATION130 THACKERAY AVE 1ST FLOOR GARDNER STEEL CONFERENCE CENTER PITTSBURGH PA 15260

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
El-Kurdi, Mohammed S Pittsburgh, US 26 242
Flaherty, J Christopher Middletown, US 467 62771
Hong, Yi Pittsburgh, US 42 214
McGrath, Jonathan Middletown, US 5 383
Soletti, Lorenzo Pittsburgh, US 34 366
Stankus, John J Campbell, US 43 623
Vorp, David A Pittsburgh, US 15 150
Wagner, William R Gibsonia, US 109 4437

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