Fiber scaffolds for use creating implantable structures
AssigneeNanofiber Solutions, LLC
InventorsJed K. Johnson, Ross Kayuha
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Abstract
A synthetic construct suitable for implantation into a biological organism that includes at least one polymer scaffold; wherein the at least one polymer scaffold includes at least one layer of polymer fibers that have been deposited by electrospinning; wherein the orientation of the fibers in the at least one polymer scaffold relative to one another is generally parallel, random, or both; and wherein the at least one polymer scaffold has been adapted to function as at least one of a substantially two-dimensional implantable structure and a substantially three-dimensional implantable tubular structure.
Claims11
A scaffold consisting of:
- a layer of biocompatible electrospun polymer fibers having an orientation relative to one another that is generally parallel, random, or a combination thereof;
- the scaffold having a shape selected from the group consisting of an arteriovenous shunt, a vascular implant, a stent, a conduit, and combinations thereof.
A scaffold consisting of:
- a layer of biocompatible electrospun polymer fibers having an orientation relative to one another is generally parallel, random, or a combination thereof;
- the scaffold having a uniform thickness and a shape of an arteriovenous shunt;
- wherein the scaffold varies in compliance from an arterial side to a venous side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.