Patent ID: 6099557
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: A61F,A61L,C08L,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of repairing a diseased blood vessel of a patient comprising the steps of:removing a diseased portion of said blood vessel from said patient, leaving a first open end and a second open end of said blood vessel;inserting a tubular prosthesis between said first and second open ends of said blood vessel, said tubular prosthesis being formed from a textile substrate having a fusible fiber therein and an intraluminal surface, with a polymeric liner affixed to said intraluminal surface, said liner being affixed to said textile substrate by heating said prosthesis to a temperature above the melting temperature of said fusible fiber and below the melting temperature of said liner, wherein said liner fuses to said textile substrate and renders the tubular prosthesis blood-tight; andsecuring said tubular prosthesis to said first and second open ends of said blood vessel to allow blood to flow therethrough.