VASCULAR SUBSTITUTES

Vascular substitutes have the function of

reestablishing arterial or venous circulation,
partially or totally replacing a conduit or acting
as a bridge

ARE CLASSIFIED IN
Grafts
and patches

GRAFTS ACCORDING TO

RAW MATERIAL
Synthetics: Ptfe and
Dacron
WAY Biological:
Straight and forked Autologous and
Smooth and ringed cattle and pigs

TEXTURES IMPREGNATION
Dacrón and pfte: Dacron: pre-coagulated and
Knitted not pre-coagulated and with
or without antibiotic
Woven impregnation
Low porosity Ptfe: Heparinized and non-
Hight porosity heparinized
 PATCHES

SYNTHETICS DACRON

FELT (JAVA
PTFE CANVAS)

BIOLOGICAL

BOVINE PORCINE AUTOLOGOUS

OTHER ENTITIES

PERICARDIAL MEMBRANE REPEL

USES IN CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Heterologous grafts: aneurysm reconstruction, aortic
revascularization, ventricular septal defect
Biological pericardial patches: Prospective valve
repair, aortic repair, pericardial defects and pericardial
closure
Synthetic pericardium patches: Reinforcement of
sutures at anastomosis sites
Pericardial membrane and repel: Cardiac
reconstruction, valve replacement and open heart
surgeries