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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roshan Maini, Bridge of Weir, GB;
Karen Kelso, Kilmarnock, GB;
Assignee:
Sulzer Vascutek Ltd., GB-Renfrewshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
Abstract
A vascular graft comprised of a tubular polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) sheet. The ePTFE sheet has a substantially uniform coating of bioresorbable gel material on an outer surface. The coating minimizes bleeding through suture holes in the ePTFE sheet and an increase in longitudinal extensibility.