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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2014
Applicants:
Colin G. Caro, London, GB;
Nicholas V. Watkins, London, GB;
Spencer J. Sherwin, London, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Veryan Medical Limited, Oxford, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2/91 (2013.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); B29C 53/14 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2002/068 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91508 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91516 (2013.01); B29C 53/14 (2013.01); B29C 65/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A graft includes a flow tubing having a tubing portion defining a flow lumen. The flow lumen of the tubing portion is substantially free of ribs or grooves. A center line of the flow lumen follows a substantially helical path with a helix angle less than or equal to 65°. The amplitude of the helix is less than or equal to one half of the internal diameter of the tubing portion.