Blood Vessel Prosthesis

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MSH: Device constructed of either synthetic or biological material that is used for the repair of injured or diseased blood vessels.,CSP: artificial substitute, constructed of either synthetic or biological material, which is used for the repair of injured or diseased blood vessels.,UMD: Grafts obtained from a donor or produced artificially that are intended to replace, bypass, or shunt a patient's diseased or injured blood vessel. Vascular grafts used in humans may be of biological origin, obtained mainly from the body of the same person (i.e., autograft) or from another person (i.e., allograft) or, less frequently, from a different species (i.e., xenografts) or synthetic (usually made of Dacron or polytetrafluoroethylene). Bioengineered grafts are also available. Autologous grafts (i.e., autografts) that are not processed in any way and usually reimplanted immediately during the same surgical procedure are not considered medical devices and are not included under any graft term. Biological grafts are intend

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