Patent ID: 7897167

Claim:
A fistula graft for treating a fistula having an opening in a first tissue wall, an opening in a second tissue wall, and a fistula tract extending therebetween, the fistula graft comprising: a first cap configured to contact tissue wall portions adjacent to the first tissue wall opening; an elongate graft body configured to fill at least a segment of the fistula tract; a retaining element coupled to the first cap and passing through the elongate graft body and coupling the first cap to the elongate graft body; and a second cap configured to contact tissue wall portions adjacent to the second tissue wall opening, wherein the elongate graft body comprises a rolled or folded intact, acellular sheet of remodelable material that promotes cellular invasion and ingrowth within the acellular sheet and reconstruction of host tissue within the acellular sheet, wherein the remodelable material is selected from the group consisting of a cadaveric material from a human donor and a heterograft material from a non-human donor.