Patents Assigned to Cytograft Tissue Engineering, Inc., a California Corporation
  • Tissue engineered blood vessels and apparatus for their manufacture
    Publication number: 20020188349
    Abstract: The invention is a tissue engineered blood vessel (TEBV) made from a cultured fibroblast sheet rolled into a multilayer vessel which has sufficient burst strength to withstand physiological blood pressure without the inclusion of smooth muscle cells or synthetic scaffolding. The TEBV is made in a bioreactor having an enclosed chamber, a sheet growth module, a rollable mandrel, and a clamp for holding the sheet to the mandrel for rolling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Applicant: Cytograft Tissue Engineering, Inc., a California Corporation
    Inventors: Todd N. McAllister, Nicolas L'Heureux