WO1997043983A1 - Shaped woven tubular soft-tissue prostheses and methods of manufacturing - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to shaped seamless woven tubular prostheses and methods of manufacture.
- the present invention relates to implantable endoluminal prostheses used in the vascular system.
- Tubular woven fabrics have been used for soft-tissue implantable prostheses to replace or repair damaged or diseased lumens in the body.
- endoprostheses are used in the vascular system to prevent the blood from rupturing a weakened section of the vessel.
- Such endoluminal conduits are generally affixed in a specified location in the vessel by means of stents, hooks or other mechanisms which serve to secure the device in place.
- Endoluminal tubular devices or conduits can also be used in other lumens in the body, such as in the esophagus and colon areas.
- Vascular grafts have been used successfully for many years to replace segments of the diseased vessel by open surgical methods. These techniques, however, required long and expensive procedures which have a high degree of risk associated with them due to the complexity of the surgical procedures.
- non-invasive techniques for treating body lumens, such as vessels in the vascular system have become more prominent because they present less risk to the patient and are less complex than open surgery.
- a doctor will make an incision in the femoral artery and introduce an endoluminal device by means of a catheter delivery system to the precise location of the damaged or diseased vessel.
- the device will generally include a stent and graft combination which is deployed from the delivery system and affixed in place usually by use of a balloon catheter.
- the balloon catheter is used to expand the stents which are attached to and most often contained within the graft portion. Expansion of the stent serves to both anchor the graft and to maintain the graft and the body lumen in the open state. In some cases, self-expanding stents or the like are used. Stents made from shaped-memory materials, such as nitinol, are also employed whereby radial expansion or contraction of the stent is designed to occur at specified temperatures.
- tubular endoluminal prostheses require a high degree of precision in the diameter of the tube, such that its external diameter matches the internal diameter of the body lumen very closely, thereby conforming to the internal surface of the body lumen.
- the vessels or lumens in the body often vary in diameter and shape from one length to another, in addition to sometimes defining a tortuous path therebetween. This is particularly true with the vessels in the vascular system.
- tubular endoprostheses which are generally straight in configuration cannot accurately conform to all portions of the lumen which have these variations present.
- the prosthesis wall will require a bunching or gathering within the lumen of the vessel which presents a long-term potential for thrombosis and generally creates a more turbulent environment for blood flow.
- tubular shaped products are commonly employed using tubular weaving techniques, wherein the tubular product is woven as a flat tube.
- tubular weaving techniques wherein the tubular product is woven as a flat tube.
- yams are interwoven to create the tubular fabric.
- a set of warp yams is used which represents the width of the product being woven, and a fill yam is woven between the warp yams.
- the fill yam is woven along the length of the warp yams, with each successive pass of the fill yam across the warp yams for each side of the tube representing one machine pick.
- two machine picks represent one filling pick in a tubular woven structure, since weaving one fill yam along the entire circumference of the tube, i.e., one filling pick, requires two picks of the weaving machine.
- the fill yam is woven along the length of the warp yarns for a multiple number of machine picks, with the woven product produced defined in length by the number of filling picks of the fill yam and defined in width by the number of warp yams in which the fill yam is woven therebetween.
- Such terminology and processes are common in the art of textile weaving.
- Woven tubular prostheses such as vascular grafts, having tapered diameter sections or tailored shapes such as those shown in the inventive figures discussed herein, have heretofore not been made without requiring manual customization in the form of cutting, splicing and/or tailoring with sutures.
- Continuous flat-weaving techniques have not been able to make diameter changes in a gradual manner, having a tapered tubular section transitioning from one diameter to another diameter. Instead, diameter changes in the woven product occur instantaneously, creating a sudden split in the warp yams.
- Such a sudden split such as at the crotch section of a bifurcated endoluminal graft, leaves gaps or voids in the weave at the splitting point.
- individual grafts of different diameters would be individually woven and sutured together to make a continuous tube.
- the diameter change required customized cutting to gradually transition from one diameter to another.
- a bifurcated graft having a 24 mm aortic section and leg sections with different diameters e.g. 12 mm and 10 mm
- the surgeon would manually cut and tailor one of the legs of a bifurcated graft which was formed having two equal leg sections with the same diameters, and suture a seam along that leg to form a leg of the desired different diameter.
- This customization required cutting and suturing.
- Such customization relied heavily on the skill of the physician and resulted in little quality control in the final product.
- sutures used in prior art customized grafts create seams which are to be avoided in endoluminal prostheses, particularly because of the space which they take up when tightly packed into a catheter delivery system. Furthermore, such seams contribute to irregularities in the surface of the graft and potential weakened areas which are obviously not desirable.
- tubular grafts and endoprostheses Due to the impracticalities of manufacturing tubular grafts and endoprostheses, straight and bifurcated tubular grafts often required customization by doctors using cutting and suturing for proper size and shape.
- the present invention provides a process of producing such grafts, as well as providing the weaving structure inherent in products formed therefrom.
- the present invention relates to flat- woven implantable tubular prostheses, and in particular endoluminal grafts, which have been continuously woven to form seamless tubular products having gradual changes in diameter along their length, as well as various shaped tubular sections formed from gradual changes in the number of warp yams engaged or disengaged with the fill yams during the weaving process. Changes in diameter and/or shape are accomplished by gradually engaging and/or disengaging selected warp yams with the fill yams in the weave pattern. It has been discovered that such a gradual transition can be accomplished using electronic jacquard looms controlled by computer software.
- Such engaging and/or disengaging of warp yams can change the diameter of the tube in a manner which creates a seamless and gradual transition from one diameter to another. Additionally, such engagement and/or disengagement can be used to create tubular vascular prostheses and the like which have any number of shapes as depicted and further described herein.
- a flat- woven implantable tubular prosthesis having warp yams and fill yams including first and second spaced apart portions which define therebetween a transition tubular wall extent, the first portion having a first diameter and the second portion having at least a second diameter different from the first diameter.
- the tubular prosthesis further includes a weaving pattern along the transition tubular wall extent, said weaving pattern having a gradual change in the number of warp yams to provide a seamless transition between the first and second portions.
- a flat- woven implantable tubular prosthesis including first and second ends defining a tubular wall therebetween, with the tubular wall including warp yams and fill yams.
- the tubular wall is defined by a first elongate woven section with a first selected number of warp yams therealong to define a first tubular internal diameter, and a second elongate woven section seamlessly contiguous with the first woven section and having a gradual change in the number of warp yams therealong to define at least a second tubular internal diameter.
- a flat- woven tubular implantable prosthesis having warp yams and fill yams including first and second ends defining a tubular wall therebetween, with the tubular wall having a first woven extent with a first selected number of warp yams therealong to define a first tubular internal diameter, a transitional second woven extent contiguous with the first woven section with at least a second selected number of warp yams therealong to define at least a second tubular internal diameter which is different from the first tubular internal diameter, and at least a third woven extent contiguous with the second woven extent with a third selected number of warp yams which is different from the first and said second selected number of warp yams, with the third woven extent defining a third tubular internal diameter which is different from the first and second tubular internal diameters.
- a method of forming a seamless flat-woven implantable tubular prosthesis including the steps of weaving a tubular wall having transitional diameter along a longitudinal extent thereof, such weaving including gradually engaging or disengaging additional warp yams along the extent to transition from a first diameter to a second diameter different from the first diameter.
- Another embodiment of the methods of the present invention includes a method of making a seamless flat-woven implantable tubular prosthesis including weaving a first section of the prosthesis having a first diameter using a first selected number of warp yams, and transitioning to a second section of the prosthesis having a second diameter different from the first diameter by gradually engaging or disengaging warp yams.
- a method of forming a flat- woven synthetic tubular implantable prostheses having a precise pre-determined internal diameter (D) including the steps of: (i) choosing a desired weave pattern;
- N S + (D x p) wherein N represents the total number of warp yams required, S represents the number of warp yams required to weave a suitable tubing edge , D represents the desired internal diameter and p represents the number of warp yams per unit of diameter.
- Figures la, lb and lc depict perspective views of a graft constructed in accordance with the prior art.
- Figures 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 depict perspective views of shaped grafts constructed in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention.
- Figure 8 is a perspective view of a graft of the present invention having a first diameter tapering to a second diameter shown in a flat, radially compressed form after weaving but prior to heat setting.
- Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view of the graft shown in Figure 8.
- Figure 10 is a cross-sectional view of the graft of Figure 8 after heat setting.
- FIGS 11a and 1 lb are perspective views of weave patterns in accordance with the present invention.
- Figure 12 is a perspective view of grafts being continuously flat- woven in accordance with the present invention, showing warp yams gradually disengaged from the weave during weaving of one of the graft sections.
- Figure 13 shows a photomicrograph of the internal woven portion of a crotch section of a bifurcated graft of the prior art at a magnification of lOx.
- Figure 14 shows a photomicrograph of the internal portion of a crotch section of a bifurcated graft made in accordance with the present invention at a magnification of lOx.
- Figures 15, 16 and 17 depict perspective views of bifurcated grafts constmcted in accordance with alternative embodiments of the present invention.
- Figure 18 depicts a perspective view of a trifurcated graft constructed in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 19 shows a scanning electron micrograph of the internal portion of a crotch section of a bifurcated graft of the prior art at a magnification of 30x.
- Figure 20 shows a scanning electron micrograph of the internal portion of the crotch section of a bifurcated graft made in accordance with the present invention at a magnification of 45x.
- Figure 21 is a perspective view of a bifurcated graft of the present invention shown in a flat, radially compressed form after weaving, but prior to heat-setting.
- Figure 22 is a cross-sectional view of the graft shown in Figure 21.
- Figure 23 is a cross-sectional view of the graft of Figure 21 after heat setting.
- Figure 24 is a perspective view of bifurcated grafts being continuously seamlessly flat- woven in accordance with the present invention, showing warp yarns gradually disengaged from the weave during weaving of the iliac sections.
- Figure 25 is a perspective view of bifurcated grafts being continuously seamlessly flat-woven in accordance with the present invention, showing warp yarns gradually disengaged from the weave during weaving of the aortic section.
- Figure 26 is a perspective view of the bifurcated graft of Figure 17 used in connection with the tapered graft of Figure 5, with an internal stent shown at one portion of the graft.
- Figure 27 is a perspective view of the bifurcated graft of Figure 17 including an internal stent extending therethrough.
- tubular woven textile products such as vascular grafts can be seamlessly woven into a variety of shapes and sizes, without the need for any post-weaving fabrication techniques such as cutting, sewing, suturing and the like.
- a split graft consists of a tubular graft section of a certain diameter, which splits at a crotch area into a plurality of tubular graft sections or members of a different diameter than the first graft section.
- a bifurcated graft as depicted in Figure 15, includes an aortic woven portion 620 with a crotch 627, and splits into first and second iliac woven portions 630a and 630b.
- split grafts are designated as having a first graft section referred to as an aortic woven portion and second graft sections referred to as iliac woven portions or iliac leg sections, since in preferred embodiments, such split grafts, i.e. bifurcated grafts, are meant for implantation within the aorta at the branch of the iliac arteries, for instance, for use in repairing an aortic aneurism.
- the present inventors discovered that it is possible to disengage a wa ⁇ yam from the weave pattern for that portion of the weaving process required to weave the iliac leg portions without deleterious effects.
- the number of wa ⁇ yams generally remained constant throughout the weaving pattern, due to the inefficiencies and impracticability of disengaging a wa ⁇ yam for only a portion of the weaving pattern.
- the present invention utilizes specially designed software and a customized electronic tubular weaving machine for disengaging a wa ⁇ yam for a portion or portions of the weaving pattern.
- the portion of a damaged blood vessel to be repaired included a taper or diameter change, wherein the blood vessel changes from one diameter to a second diameter over the area to be repaired.
- a surgeon commonly cuts a seamless tubular woven graft along its length, as demonstrated in Figures la, lb and lc.
- Figure la a seamless tubular woven graft 10' is depicted, having a first end 12' and a second end 14', with an internal diameter extending through the tubular graft.
- Figure 1 b a cut in the wall of the graft was made, leaving cut edges 13'.
- tubular-woven graft could be tapered during the weaving process, producing a seamless tubular- woven graft having a tapered configuration, as well as a variety of other tapers, flares, and shapes as shown in Figures 2 through 7.
- a typical seamless tubular-woven textile graft 10 in accordance with the present invention is shown generally as a tapered graft in a generally frustoconical shape.
- Graft 10 is a textile product formed of a woven synthetic fabric.
- Graft 10 is depicted in one embodiment in Figure 2 which includes a generally tubular body 17 having a first end 12 and an opposed second end 14, defining therebetween an inner lumen 18 which permits passage of blood once graft 10 is implanted in the body.
- Graft 10 includes continuous transitional woven portion 25 extending between first end 12 and second end 14, and extending along the entire length of graft 10.
- Graft 10 of Figure 2 has a generally frustoconical shape, with first end 12 having a first tubular inner diameter and second end 14 having a second tubular inner diameter which is different than the inner diameter of first end 12.
- first end 12 may have an inner diameter of 12 millimeters and second end 14 may have an inner diameter of 10 millimeters, with transitional woven portion 25 forming a gradual taper having successive changes in diameter throughout such that graft 10 gradually tapers from the 12 millimeter inner diameter of first end 12 to the 10 millimeter inner diameter of second end 14 along the length of transitional woven portion 25.
- the gradual tapering of transitional woven portion 25 is accomplished by gradually disengaging and/or engaging a selected number of wa ⁇ yams from the weaving pattern during weaving of the graft, as will be discussed in more detail herein.
- Figures 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 show various shapes of grafts that can be formed according to the present invention.
- Figure 3 shows a variation of the configuration of
- graft 100 in the form of a step-tapered graft having a tubular body 1 17 with a first end 112 and an opposed second end 114 defining an inner lumen 118 therebetween.
- graft 100 includes first woven portion 120 which defines a portion of tubular wall 117 having a continuous first inner diameter and second woven portion 130 which defines a portion of tubular wall 1 17 having a continuous second inner diameter which is different than the inner diameter of first woven portion 120.
- Graft 100 of Figure 3 further includes transitional woven portion 125 adjacent and contiguous with first and second woven portions 120 and 130.
- graft 100 includes a constant diameter extending through first woven portion 120 and a constant diameter which is different than the inner diameter of first woven portion 120 which extends through second woven portion 130, and gradually tapers from the inner diameter of first woven portion 120 to the inner diameter of second woven portion 130 through the length of transitional woven portion 125.
- Figure 4 shows a further variation on the step-tapered configuration of Figure 3, with graft 200 having a tubular body 217 with a first end 212 and an opposed second end 214 defining an inner lumen 218 therebetween.
- graft 200 includes a first woven portion 220 and a transitional woven portion 225, with the first woven portion 220 defining first end 212 and including a continuous inner diameter along the length thereof, and the transitional woven portion 225 defining second end 214 and including a gradual taper such that graft 200 gradually tapers from the inner diameter of first woven portion 220 to a second diameter at second end 214 which is different than the inner diameter of first woven portion 220.
- FIG. 5 shows a further variation on the configuration of graft 10 of Figure 2, with graft 300 having a tubular body 317 with a first end 312 and an opposed second end 314 defining an inner lumen 318 therebetween.
- graft 300 includes a transitional woven portion 325 and a second woven portion 330, with the transitional woven portion 325 defining first end 312 and the second woven portion 330 including a continuous inner diameter along the length thereof, and defining second end 314.
- transitional woven portion 325 includes a gradual taper such that graft 300 gradually tapers outwardly from the inner diameter of first end 312 to a second diameter at second end 314 which is different than the inner diameter of first end 312.
- Figures 6 and 7 show further shapes which can be formed according to the present invention.
- Figure 6 depicts a sinusoidal shaped graft 400 having a tubular body 417 with a first end 412 and an opposed second end 414 defining an inner lumen 418 therebetween.
- graft 400 includes a continuous first woven portion 420, with the first woven portion 420 defining both first and second ends 412 and 414.
- First woven portion 420 has a continuous inner diameter along the length thereof, such that first end 412 and second end 414 have the same inner diameter.
- Graft 400 is shaped along its length in an "S" configuration, with tubular body 417 gradually changing direction as wa ⁇ yams on one edge of graft 400 during the weaving process are engaged or disengaged while the same portion of tubular body
- FIG. 7 depicts a variation of the sinusoidal shaped graft 400 shown in Figure 6.
- Graft 500 in Figure 7 includes a tubular body 517 with a first end 512 and an opposed second end 514 defining an inner lumen 518 therebetween.
- graft 500 includes first woven portion 520 having a first inner diameter and second woven portion 530 having a second inner diameter which is different than the inner diameter of first woven portion 520. Graft 500 further includes transitional woven portion 525 adjacent first and second woven portions 520 and 530.
- first woven portion 520 may include a woven graft section having an inner diameter of 12 millimeters and second woven portion 530 may include a woven graft section having an inner diameter of 10 millimeters, with transitional woven portion 525 forming a gradual taper such that graft 500 gradually tapers from the 12 millimeter inner diameter of first woven portion 520 to the 10 millimeter inner diameter of second woven portion 530 along the length of transitional woven portion 525.
- Graft 500 is shaped along its length in an "S" configuration similar to the manner in Figure 6, with tubular body 517 gradually tapering in on one side of graft 500 during the weaving process while the same portion of tubular body 517 on the other side of graft 500 tapers outwardly.
- any seamless tubular flat- woven graft inco ⁇ orating a gradual transitional continuously woven portion is contemplated by the present invention.
- the gradual tapering of the transitional woven portion is accomplished in each of the inventive embodiments by gradually disengaging and/or engaging a selected number of wa ⁇ yams from the weaving pattern during weaving of the graft, as will be discussed in more detail herein.
- any type of textile product can be used as the wa ⁇ yams and fill yams of the present invention.
- synthetic materials such as thermoplastic polymers.
- Thermoplastic yams suitable for use in the present invention include, but are not limited to, polyesters, polypropylenes, polyethylenes, polyurethanes and polytetrafluoroethylenes.
- the yams may be of the monofilament, multifilament, or spun type.
- the yams used in forming the woven grafts of the present invention may be flat, twisted or textured, and may have high, low or moderate shrinkage properties.
- the yam type and yam denier can be selected to meet specific properties desired for the prosthesis, such as porosity, flexibility and compliance.
- the yam denier represents the linear density of the yam (number of grams mass divided by 9,000 meters of length). Thus, a yam with a small denier would correspond to a very fine yam whereas a yam with a larger denier, e.g., 1000, would correspond to a heavy yam.
- the yams used with the present invention may have a denier from about 20 to about 1000, preferably from about 40 to about 300.
- the wa ⁇ and fill yams are polyester, and most preferably the wa ⁇ and fill yams are one ply, 50 denier, 48 filament flat polyester.
- the graft of the present invention can be woven using any known weave pattern in the art, including, simple weaves, basket weaves, twill weaves, velour weaves and the like, and is preferably woven using a flat plain tubular weave pattern, most preferably with about 170-190 wa ⁇ yams (ends) per inch per layer and about 86-90 fill yams (picks) per inch per layer.
- the wall thickness of the graft may be any conventional useful thickness, but is preferably no greater than about 0.16 mm, with the most preferable wall thickness being from about 0.07 mm to about 0.14 mm. These thicknesses facilitate the folding of the graft into an appropriate delivery system. Moreover, the seamless (i.e., sutureless) feature of the present invention further facilitates packing and folding of the graft into the delivery system.
- transition from one diameter to another diameter is accomplished by gradually engaging and/or disengaging selected wa ⁇ yarns from the weave pattern.
- transition can be effectively accomplished by engaging or disengaging a maximum of three wa ⁇ yams per four successive machine picks for a given weave pattern on each edge of the graft.
- Such disengaging or engaging of wa ⁇ yams can be accomplished in any combination of numbers. For example, up to three wa ⁇ yams can be disengaged or engaged at any of the four successive machine picks, as long as the total number of wa ⁇ yams engaged and/or disengaged does not exceed a maximum of three wa ⁇ yams per four machine picks on each edge of the tubular flat-woven product.
- An edge is defined as an outer limit of the graft width as taken along the longitudinal axis as the graft is flat- woven on the loom.
- Figure 8 shows such edges at 117c.
- two machine picks represents one filling pick of tubular fabric, i.e., one tubular fill yam.
- four machine picks represents two tubular fill yams.
- the tubular- woven graft of the present invention is constmcted of polyester which is capable of shrinking during a heat set process.
- such grafts are typically flat-woven in a tubular form. Due to the nature of the flat-weaving process, the tubular graft is generally flat in shape after weaving, as depicted in Figure 8, which shows a graft 100 in one embodiment of the present invention as flat- woven in a tubular step-tapered form as shown in Figure 3. As shown in cross-sectional view in Figure 9, such a flat-woven tubular graft subsequent to weaving a generally elliptical-shape.
- Such grafts when constructed of heat- settable polyester yam, can be heat set on a mandrel to form a generally circular shape, as depicted in Figure 10.
- Such a heat setting process is accomplished by first flat-weaving the graft in a tubular form out of a material capable of shrinking during a heat setting process. After the graft is woven, the graft is placed on a mandrel, and heated in an oven at a temperature and time capable of causing the yams of the graft to heat set to the shape and diameter of the mandrel.
- polyester yams are used as the wa ⁇ and fill yams, and the heat setting is accomplished at time and temperatures appropriate for the material.
- heat setting can be accomplished at about 190-200° C for a period of about 14-16 minutes. Other methods of heat setting known in the art may be employed.
- the graft can be formed into a shape desired for implantation, having a generally circular inner lumen.
- tubular wall 117 is comprised of top tubular body portion 117a and bottom tubular body portion 117b, which connect at tubular body edges 117c. While reference has been made to a heat setting process for forming graft 100 into a generally cylindrical shape as shown in Figure 10, graft 100 can be provided as a finished product in the generally flat shape shown in Figure 9, or can be made cylindrical in shape by any known methods. Further, crimping of the graft 100 along the length of tubular wall 117 to provide structural integrity is contemplated.
- Figure 11 a shows a conventional plain tubular weave pattern known in the art.
- Wa ⁇ yams 160 are further shown as 160a indicating they are in the top layer of the weave and 160b indicating their presence in the bottom layer of the weave.
- Top wa ⁇ yams 160a and bottom wa ⁇ yams 160b run in a lengthwise direction in the graft and define the width of the graft.
- Fill yams 170 are further shown as top fill yams 170a and bottom fill yams 170b. These fill yams are woven with the top and bottom wa ⁇ yams 160a and 160b as shown in Figure 1 la in a manner known in the art.
- a filling yam shuttle passes across wa ⁇ yams 160 while selected wa ⁇ yams
- top fill yams 170a are lifted according to a specific weave pattern.
- such weave patterns can be programmed using software into the machine.
- the shuttle first weaves top fill yam 170a by passing across wa ⁇ yams 160 while certain wa ⁇ yams 160 are lifted.
- the bottom wa ⁇ yams 160b are not lifted to prevent top fill yams 170a from interweaving with bottom wa ⁇ yams 160b.
- bottom fill yams 170b (direction Y) for weaving of the bottom tubular body portion such as the bottom tubular body portion 117b of graft 100
- the top wa ⁇ yams 160a are always lifted such that bottom fill yams 170b are not interwoven with top wa ⁇ yams 160a.
- the plain tubular weave pattern as just described can be used to form straight portions of the inventive grafts which have a constant diameter. This pattem is then modified by gradually engaging or disengaging wa ⁇ yams to create tapers and/or shapes.
- the plain weave pattern shown in Figure 1 1 a and described above is formed by continuously passing top and bottom fill yams 170a and 170b back and forth across wa ⁇ yarns 160 to form first woven portion 120 of graft 100 shown in Figure 12.
- Figure l ib shows a plain tubular weave pattern having a gradual disengaging of wa ⁇ yams.
- wa ⁇ yams 160' have been disengaged from the pattern and are no longer interwoven beginning at the fill yam 170'.
- the next set of picks shows an additional wa ⁇ yam being disengaged.
- the pattern is within the maximum disengagement of three wa ⁇ yams per four machine picks.
- the disengaging of the wa ⁇ yams is accomplished by dropping the desired wa ⁇ yams from the end of the tubular flat- woven graft during the weaving process, such that the fill yams are not interwoven across the wa ⁇ yams for that section of the pattern.
- Figure 12 shows a plurality of grafts 100 being woven in a continuous flat- weaving process, in accordance with the present invention.
- First woven portion 120 is of one inner diameter, for instance 24 millimeters, while second woven portion 130 is of another inner diameter different than that of first woven portion 120, for instance 18 millimeters.
- first woven portion 120 requires more wa ⁇ yams 160 for weaving than does second woven portion 130.
- the wa ⁇ yams are gradually disengaged from the weave, as depicted by disengaged wa ⁇ yams 160'.
- grafts of the present invention are preferably fabricated using a continuous flat-weaving process
- disengaged wa ⁇ yams 160' must be re-engaged into the weave pattern after completion of the second woven portion in order to begin weaving the first woven portion of the subsequent graft to be produced.
- a continuous flat- weaving process a plurality of grafts 100 can be woven in a continuous manner, and can be cut apart along line C after fabrication.
- disengaged wa ⁇ yams 160' are removed subsequent to weaving.
- the bifurcated graft would have to be first woven in a conventional manner, followed by cutting and suturing of the iliac to achieve the desired diameter.
- grafts produced in such a manner resulted in many drawbacks. For instance, the suture seam added to the wall thickness of the graft and added a discontinuity to the internal wall surface of the graft.
- FIG. 13 shows a photomicrograph of an enlarged view of the internal portion of a prior art bifurcated graft woven of wa ⁇ yams 161 and fill yarns 171 at the crotch area 627' of the graft, where the two iliac leg portions branch off from the aortic portion. Needle holes 140 are present in the wall of the graft, representing holes through the graft wall which were made by a needle during suturing of the iliac leg portions to the aortic portion.
- split grafts such as bifurcated grafts can be flat- woven in a tubular form with varying diameters in the iliac portions and the aortic portion, without the need for such post-fabrication suturing.
- This is accomplished by a gradual transition in the number of wa ⁇ yams in the weave of the graft, as accomplished in the tapered grafts discussed above.
- Such gradual transition is accomplished by gradually engaging or disengaging wa ⁇ yams during the fabrication of the graft at the transition from the aortic graft portion to the iliac leg portions of the graft.
- a bifurcated graft produced in this manner is shown in an enlarged view at Figure 14.
- Figure 14 shows a bifurcated graft having first and second iliac woven portions 630a and 630b.
- the needle holes 140 which were created from the suturing needle required for attachment of the iliac legs in the prior art grafts are not present in the graft produced in accordance with the present invention.
- a typical tubular woven bifurcated graft 600 includes a generally tubular body 617 having a first end 612 and opposed second ends 614a and 614b, defining therebetween an inner lumen 618 which permits passage of blood once bifurcated graft 600 is implanted in a blood vessel.
- Bifurcated graft 600 includes aortic woven portion 620 having a first inner diameter, and further includes first and second iliac woven tubular wall portions 630a and 630b each having an inner diameter which is different than the inner diameter of aortic woven portion 620.
- first and second iliac woven portions 630a and 630b can be the same, as depicted in Figure 15, or can be different, as depicted in 730a and 730b of Figure 16. Further, iliac woven portions 630a and 630b can be of the same general length as shown in Figures 15 and 16, or can be of different general lengths, as shown at 830a and 830b in Figure 17.
- Bifurcated graft 600 further includes bifurcated transitional woven portion 625 contiguous with aortic woven portion 620 and first and second iliac woven portions 630a and 630b at crotch 627 forming a bifurcated arch.
- Bifurcated transitional woven portion 625 forms a gradual taper such that bifurcated graft 600 gradually tapers from the inner diameter of aortic woven portion 620 to the inner diameters of first and second iliac woven portions 630a and 630b along the length of bifurcated transitional woven portion 625.
- the gradual tapering of bifurcated transitional woven portion 625 is accomplished by gradually disengaging and/or engaging a selected number of wa ⁇ yams from the weaving pattern during weaving of the graft, as accomplished in the preferred embodiment discussed above.
- FIG 18 depicts a trifurcated graft 900 in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the present invention.
- Trifurcated graft 900 is of the same general configuration as bifurcated graft 600 shown in Figure 17, including a generally tubular body 917 having first end 912, second ends 914a, 914b and 914c with first woven portion 920, transitional woven portion 925, first and second iliac woven portions 930a and 930b, and further includes an additional iliac leg as iliac woven portion 930c.
- trifurcated graft 900 also includes crotches 927a, 927b and 927c (not shown), extending between transitional woven portion 925 and each of iliac woven portions 930a, 930b and 930c.
- crotches 927a, 927b and 927c (not shown), extending between transitional woven portion 925 and each of iliac woven portions 930a, 930b and 930c.
- the porosity of grafts is of vital importance, since such grafts are to be implanted into the body as fluid conduits and therefore must be of a porosity which prevents undesirable fluid leakage through the wall of the graft.
- the voids which were formed in the crotch area of bifurcated grafts produced by the prior art tubular weaving techniques resulted in high porosity of the graft at the crotch area and required suturing before they were acceptable for implantation.
- a bifurcated graft woven of wa ⁇ yams 161 and fill yams 171 having such reinforcement sutures is depicted in Figure 19, representing the prior art.
- Figure 19 is a scanning electron micrograph of a prior art bifurcated graft showing the crotch area in an enlarged view. Wa ⁇ yams 161 and fill yams 171 are seen generally in the micrograph. Crotch sutures 150 are shown, which undesirably create an added area of wall thickness in the graft.
- voids in the crotch area of a split graft can be avoided by gradually transferring the wa ⁇ yams during the weaving process from one woven section to another woven section contiguous thereto, thereby avoiding the necessity for post-fabrication suturing of voids.
- a closed weave is established in crotch 627 of a bifurcated graft 600, by gradually transferring the wa ⁇ yams during the weaving process from one woven section to another woven section contiguous therewith.
- the wa ⁇ yams 160 which are being interwoven by the fill yams 170 are gradually transferred from the aortic woven section 620 and the transitional woven section 625 to each of the iliac woven portions 630a and 630b.
- two separate filling yam shuttles (not shown) are required for weaving of the two distinct iliac woven portions 630a and 630b.
- the shuttle designated for weaving of iliac woven portion 630a selectively and gradually engages wa ⁇ yams designated for weaving of iliac woven portion 630b.
- the shuttle designated for weaving iliac woven portion 630b selectively and gradually engages wa ⁇ yams designated for weaving of iliac woven portion 630a.
- the crotch 627 is woven using a simultaneous tapering effect at the interface between the aortic woven portion 620 and iliac woven portions 630a and 630b. As such, a smooth contiguous surface transition is obtained.
- 313 wa ⁇ yams (half of 627) being used for weaving of each of the iliac leg sections.
- a graft was flat- woven of polyester in tubular form and then heat set. however, the exact diameters of 26 millimeters for the aortic section and 13 millimeters for each of the iliac leg sections was not accomplished. Although the aortic section achieved the 26 millimeter diameter, the iliac leg portions shrunk to a smaller diameter than 13 millimeters, making the graft difficult to remove from the mandrel. Thus, the graft was not a true 26x13x13 set of diameters.
- the invention employs customized, programmable electronic jacquard weaving machines to gradually engage and/or disengage selected wa ⁇ yams from the weaving pattern during weaving of a flat- woven tubular product.
- the present inventor has discovered that the number of wa ⁇ yams required for each of the tubular segments having different diameters can be pre-determined to account for the variation in heat shrinkage from one diameter to the next.
- a method of forming a flat- woven synthetic tubular implantable prosthesis having a precise pre-determined internal diamter is provided. In the method, a desired weaving pattern is first selected for constructing the prosthesis.
- the weaving pattern is selected from the group consisting of a simple weave (plain weave), a basket weave, a twill weave, and velour weaves.
- a desired yam size and yam diameter is then provided for the weaving pattern.
- the density at which the yam is to be woven in the weave is then chosen, represented by a specific number of wa ⁇ yams per unit diameter.
- a selected number of wa ⁇ yams is provided for weaving a suitable tubing edge.
- the desired internal diameter of the tubular prosthesis is then selected. Based upon knowing these parameters, the total number of wa ⁇ yams required to weave the tubular prosthesis with such a desired internal diameter can be calculated using the following formula:
- N S + (D x p)
- N represents the total number of wa ⁇ yams required
- S represents the number of edge wa ⁇ yams required to weave a suitable tubing edge
- D represents the desired internal diameter
- p represents the number of wa ⁇ yams per unit of diameter.
- bifurcated graft 600 of Figure 21 is depicted in a generally flat tubular shape subsequent to weaving, with top tubular wall portion 617a and bottom tubular wall portion 617b connecting at tubular edges 617c in a similar means as graft 100, previously discussed with relation to Figures 8-10.
- Figures 24 and 25 show a plurality of bifurcated grafts 600 being woven in a continuous flat- weaving process, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
- Bifurcated grafts 600, as shown in Figures 24 and 25, are woven in a similar manner as grafts 100, depicted in Figure 12.
- bifurcated graft 600 includes aortic woven portion 620 and first and second iliac woven portions
- aortic woven portion 620 requiring more wa ⁇ yams for weaving than the iliac woven portions 630a and 630b.
- selected wa ⁇ yams are gradually disengaged from the weave at transitional woven portion 625 as represented by disengaged wa ⁇ yams 660'.
- iliac woven portions 630a and 630b require more wa ⁇ yams for weaving than aortic woven portion 620, and thus the disengaged wa ⁇ yams 660' are disengaged during weaving of the aortic woven section.
- tubular prostheses formed in accordance with the present invention can be used in surgical procedures as well as non-invasive procedures.
- the tubular prostheses of the present invention can be used in conjunction with a variety of stents in order to maintain the prostheses within the lumen of the body to be repaired.
- Figure 26 shows a bifurcated graft 600 in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, including a stent 50 affixed thereto at one portion of bifurcated graft 600.
- Figure 27 shows a bifurcated graft 600 in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the present invention, having stent 50 substantially along the entire length of tubular wall 617, positioned within the inner lumen of bifurcated graft 600.
- Such a stent 50 is well known in the art, and can be constructed in any desired shape and of any material known in the art, for example, a shaped memory alloy, as disclosed in International Application No. PCT/US95/01466, inco ⁇ orated herein by reference. It is contemplated by the present invention that stent 50, as well as other stent types, can be used in such a manner with any of the tubular woven grafts of the present invention.
- the grafts of all of the following examples were flat- woven in a tubular configuration using an electronic jacquard weaving machine. All of the grafts were flat-woven using a plain tubular weave pattern.
- the wa ⁇ yams and the fill yams were constmcted of single ply, 50 denier, 48 filament polyester with 170-190 wa ⁇ ends per inch per layer and 86-90 fill yams per inch per layer.
- a stepped graft (no taper) was flat- woven on an electronic jacquard loom in a tubular configuration to produce a 12 millimeter inner diameter section of the graft and a 10 millimeter inner diameter portion of the graft.
- the number of wa ⁇ yams required for weaving the 12 millimeter inner diameter portion of the graft was calculated using the above-mentioned method for pre-determining the number of wa ⁇ yams required to achieve the true desired diameters upon heat shrinking as follows:
- N S + (D x p)
- the number of wa ⁇ yams required for weaving the 10 millimeter inner diameter portion of the graft was similarly calculated as follows:
- the 12 millimeter inner diameter portion of the graft was first flat- woven to a desired length. During the flat-weaving process, 46 wa ⁇ yams were disengaged from the weaving pattern all at once, i.e., at a single machine pick, in order to produce the 10 millimeter inner diameter portion of the graft.
- the graft thus produced included a 12 millimeter inner diameter portion and a 10 millimeter inner diameter portion.
- the transition between the two portions included large holes between the weave sections of the graft which were visible to the naked eye.
- a graft having a 12 millimeter inner diameter portion and a 10 millimeter inner diameter portion was flat- woven in a manner similar to that of Example 1. During the transition from the 12 millimeter inner diameter portion to the 10 millimeter inner diameter portion, however, all 46 wa ⁇ yams were not disengaged at once transitioning to the 10 millimeter diameter portion. Instead, 4 or more wa ⁇ yams were disengaged for every 2 machine picks.
- the graft thus produced included a 12 millimeter inner diameter portion and a 10 millimeter inner diameter portion. The transition between the two portions, however, also included unacceptable holes between the weave sections of the graft which were visible to the naked eye.
- a graft having a 12 millimeter inner diameter portion and a 10 millimeter inner diameter portion was flat- woven in a manner similar to that of Example 2. During the transition from the 12 millimeter inner diameter portion to the 10 millimeter inner diameter portion, either 1 or 2 wa ⁇ yams were disengaged for every 4 machine picks, with a maximum of 3 wa ⁇ yams being disengaged for every 4 machine picks.
- a set of bifurcated grafts were flat- woven in a tubular configuration to produce an aortic section having a 24, 26 and 28 millimeter inner diameter and two iliac leg sections having a 12, 13 and 14 millimeter inner diameter for each leg section, respectively.
- the aortic section of the grafts were first flat-woven. When the weave reached the bifurcation portion, the previously described inventive method of gradually changing the wa ⁇ s was not employed.
- the grafts were woven, they were placed on steel mandrels and heat set in an oven for a sufficient time and temperature to heat-set their shapes and size, i.e., at a temperature of 190-200° C for 14-16 minutes.
- the aortic section of each of the grafts was properly heat set to an inner diameter of 24, 26 and 28 millimeters.
- the iliac leg sections were heat set too tightly on the mandrels, making it difficult to remove the leg sections from the mandrels.
- the actual inner diameter of each of the iliac leg sections was less than the desired 12, 13 and 14 millimeters, respectively.
- the following example demonstrates the use of the inventive method of forming a bifurcated graft of a desired diameter.
- This invention also shows, however, that when the rate of changing (disengaging or engaging) the wa ⁇ yams is greater than 3 wa ⁇ yams per 4 machine, unacceptable voids are present in the weave.
- a set of bifurcated grafts were flat- woven in a tubular configuration in a similar manner as in Example 4, to produce an aortic section having a 24, 26 and 28 millimeter inner diameter and two iliac leg sections having a 12, 13 and 14 millimeter inner diameter for each leg section, respectively.
- the aortic section of the grafts were first flat- woven.
- the number of wa ⁇ yams was adjusted by disengaging wa ⁇ yams from the weave pattern at a rate of 4 wa ⁇ yams being disengaged for every 4 machine picks.
- the total number of wa ⁇ yams used for each graft was calculated by the formula as described herein.
- N S + (D x p)
- the grafts were woven, they were placed on steel mandrels and heat set in an oven at a temperature of 190-200° C for 14-16 minutes. After removing the grafts from the mandrels, the aortic section of each of the grafts was properly heat set to an inner diameter of 24, 26 and 28 millimeters, respectively. The iliac leg sections were also properly heat set to an inner diameter of 12, 13 and 14 millimeters, respectively. When the disengaged wa ⁇ yams were removed from the exterior portion of the aortic graft section, however, holes visible to the naked eye were present in the tubular wall of the graft at the transition between the aortic portion and the iliac leg portions.
- This example demonstrates the use of this inventive embodiments, i.e., using gradually disengaged wa ⁇ yams to transition from the aortic section to the iliac sections, and the use of the inventive method of calculating the number of wa ⁇ yams required for a given diameter.
- a set of bifurcated grafts were flat- woven in a tubular configuration in the same manner as in Example 5, to produce an aortic section having a 24, 26 and 28 millimeter inner diameter and two iliac leg sections having a 12, 13 and 14 millimeter inner diameter for each leg section, respectively.
- the number of wa ⁇ yams was adjusted by disengaging wa ⁇ yams from the weave pattern at a rate of no more than 3 wa ⁇ yams being disengaged for every 4 machine picks.
- the grafts were woven, they were heat set in the same manner as in Example 5.
- the inner diameters of the aortic section of each of the grafts measured 24, 26 and 28 millimeters, respectively, and diameters of the iliac leg sections measured 12, 13 and 14 millimeters, respectively.
- the precise desired inner diameters were thus obtained using the inventive method of determining the proper number of wa ⁇ yams necessary to account for heat set shrinkage.
- no holes were present in the tubular wall of the graft at the transition between the aortic portion and the iliac leg portions. This clearly demonstrates the necessity for the gradual change in wa ⁇ yams as claimed herein.
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