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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter J Schmitt, Garnerville, NY (US);
David Stuart Brookstein, Wellesley, MA (US);
John Skelton, Sharon, MA (US);
Assignee:
Meadox Medicals, Inc., Oakland, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623-1 ; 623 13 ; 623 12 ; 600 36 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a vascular prosthesis which comprises a braided tubular fabric comprising a plurality of braid layers wherein each layer includes at least one interlocking yarn which extends from that layer into another layer to form an interlock therewith. In one aspect of the invention, the plurality of braid layers may include a substantially non-absorbable first surface layer and a substantially resorbable second surface layer.