Table 6. Commercially-available artificial blood vessels in clinical use.
| Company | Product name | Material | Details and modification | Indications for use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atrium Medical Corporation | Flixene IFG Vascular graft | ePTFE | Very strong and durable with three layers | Arterial vascular reconstruction/segmental bypass/arteriovenous vascular access |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | VenafloTM II Vascular graft | ePTFE | Cuffed to promote good hemodynamic performance | Subcutaneous arteriovenous conduits for blood access only |
| Edwards Life Sciences | Edwards Lifespan reinforced expanded PTFE vascular graft | ePTFE | Higher crush and kink resistance | Bypass or reconstruction of diseased or occluded blood vessels/arteriovenous shunts |
| Maquet Cardiovascular, LLC | FUSION Vascular Graft | ePTFE | Two layers fused with a proprietary polycarbonateurethane adhesive | Peripheral artery repair or replacement/vascular access |
| FUSIONTM and FUSIONTM Bioline Vascular Grafts | ePTFE and PET | Two layers with heparin/albumin coating on the interior surface | Peripheral artery repair or replacement | |
| EXXCELTM Soft ePTFE Vascular Grafts | ePTFE | featuring a GUIDELINE® stripe to facilitate proper graft alignment. | Peripheral arteries (iliac, femoral, popliteal, infrageniculate vessels, axillary, renal) repair or replacement/vascular access | |
| InterVascular SAS | InterGard Heparin | PET | Heparin bonded collagen coating | Peripheral artery replacement |
| PECA Labs, Inc. | ExGraft and ExGraft Carbon EPTFE Vascular Graft | ePTFE | A radiopaque ink applied to the surface and the exGraft Carbon ePTFE vascular graft coating with carbon | Peripheral artery repair or replacement/dialysis access |
| Vascular Flow Technologies Ltd. | Spiral FlowTM Peripheral Vascular Graft | ePTFE | Propagating spiral flow through the graft and into the distal circulation, reinforced | Bypass or reconstruction of occluded or diseased peripheral arterial blood vessels above or below the knee |
| Vascutek Ltd. | Vascutek Gelsoft Plus ERS Vascular Graft | PET | External polypropylene support, gelatine-sealed, knitted polyester grafts | Indicated for extra anatomical vascular repair, primarily for axillo-femoral/bi-femoral bypass and femoropopliteal reconstruction |
| Vascutek GelsealTM Vascular Grafts | PET | Knitted, gelatine impregnated | Indicated for replacement or bypass of abdominal arteries afflicted with aneurysmal or occlusive disease | |
| Vascutek GelsoftTM Vascular Grafts | PET | Knitted, gelatine impregnated, zero porosity | Indicated for abdominal and peripheral vascular repair | |
| Vascutek GelsoftTM Plus Vascular Grafts | PET | Knitted, gelatine impregnated, dilation resistant | Indicated exclusively for abdominal and peripheral vascular repair | |
| W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | Gore-Tex | ePTFE | Unmodified | Vascular access |
| Gore-Tex Stretch | ePTFE | Stretch | ||
| Gore Propaten | ePTFE | Reduced thrombogenicity through covalently binding to bioactive heparin |
Note: All the products above are registered with the US Food and Drug Administration’s 510(k). ePTFE: expanded polytetrafluoroethylene; PET: poly(ethylene terephthalate).