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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2004
Jamie Henderson, Oakland, NJ (US);
Jamie Henderson, Oakland, NJ (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
The smart textile vascular graft is used with an electrical control unit. The vascular graft includes a tube structure formed of a textile material. At least one active fiber is incorporated in the textile material. The active fiber provides electrical coupling thereof to the electrical control unit to provide for transmission of a control signal between the active fiber and control unit. The active fiber has at least one physical characteristic which is variable and corresponds to the control signal to provide communication between the active fiber and electrical control unit relating to the physical characteristic.