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US 12,746,309 B2Granted
Tissue engineered vascular grafts
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsMarkus W. Reiterer, Kimberly A. Chaffin, Michael F. Wolf
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to systems and methods for tissue engineered grafts. The systems and methods can be used to make tissue engineered vascular grafts. The systems and methods use bioink deposited on a material having specified properties and matured under specified conditions to create the tissue engineered grafts having biomechanical properties tailored to a particular tissue.
Claims10
A method for forming a tissue engineered vascular graft, comprising the step of:
- printing a sacrificial layer on a rotating mandrel;
- printing a liquid bioink on the sacrificial layer to form a bioink tube;
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- positioning a braid tube concentrically over the bioink tube to form the vascular graft.
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