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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2016
Neograft Technologies, Inc., Taunton, MA (US);
Lorenzo Soletti, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Mohammed S. El-Kurdi, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jon McGrath, Duxbury, MA (US);
Andrew Ziegler, Arlington, MA (US);
J. Christopher Flaherty, Auburndale, FL (US);
William R. Wagner, Wexford, PA (US);
David Vorp, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Neograft Technologies, Inc., Taunton, MA (US);
University Of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A cartridge device is provided for applying a fiber matrix to a tubular member such as a saphenous vein graft. The cartridge includes a housing, a tubular member holder, a rotational drive, and a polymer delivery assembly. The housing defines a chamber which surrounds the tubular member holder. The rotational drive rotates the tubular member during the fiber application process.