Appendix 1.
Manufacturers and trade names of externally supported grafts used in Taiwan
| Manufacturer | Location | Trade Name |
|---|---|---|
| Atrium | Manchester, United Kingdom | Center helix support straight graft standard wall; Helix support straight graft thin wall; Helix support straight graft standard wall |
| Bard (Impra) | Covington, Georgia, United States | "BARD" distaflo bypass grafts with flex small beading, Center flex graft, End flex graft, Flex thin wall small beading graft, Flex thin wall graft, Carboflo graft (centerflex), Venaflo graft (center flex), Flex small beading graft Flex graft, Carboflo graft, flex thin wall small beading, Carboflo graft (straight flex), Carboflo graft, flex thin wall small beading, Carboflo graft, straight flex, Carboflo graft, flex thin wall small beading, Carboflo graft, straight flex, Carboflo graft, short tapered center flex, Flex tapered small beading graft, Carboflo graft, flex thin wall tapered small beading, Carboflo graft, stepped center flex |
| Baxter | Deerfield, Illinois, United States | Spiral externally supported straight graft, Spiral externally supported thin straight graft, center spiral straight ePTFE graft, center spiral stepped straight ePTFE graft |
| Boston Scientific | Natick, Massachusetts, United States | Exxcel ePTFE graft vascular graft externally supported, Exxcel soft ePTFE graft straight externally supported, Exxcel soft ePTFE graft straight centrally supported, Exxcel soft ePTFE graft thin wall straight externally supported |
| Edwards | Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States | Spiral externally supported straight graft, Center spiral straight ePTFE graft, Center spiral stepped straight ePTFE graft |
| Gore | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | Ringed graft, Ringed thin walled graft, Removable ringed thin walled graft, Tapered graft with removal ringed graft |
| Meadox Medicals | Oakland, New Jersey, United States | Exxcel ePTFE vascular graft externally supported, Cooley low porosity graft, Exxcel ePTFE vascular graft externally supported (thin wall) |
| Vascutek | Renfrewshire, Scotland | PTFE thin wall full support straight graft, PTFE full support straight graft, PTFE central support straight graft, PTFE end support straight graft, PTFE short taper support graft, PTFE central support straight graft, PTFE stepped taper central support graft, Externally reinforced angle, gelsoft, Externally reinforced angle, gelsoft |