Patent ID: 9603729
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F,A61L

Claim:
1. A graft device for a mammalian patient, the graft device comprising: a tubular member comprising a first end and a wall surrounding a lumen, the wall having an outer surface comprising a series of non-circular cross sections varying at least in part over a portion of a length of the tubular member; and a fiber matrix surrounding the tubular member comprising a deposition coating of polymer fibers deposited onto, formed along, and conforming to the outer surface of a mid portion of the tubular member, the fiber matrix having an inner circumferential surface substantially contiguous with the series of non-circular cross sections of the outer surface of the mid portion of the tubular member, wherein the fiber matrix comprises a first tapered portion proximate the first end, and a space is defined between the first tapered portion and the tubular member.