POROUS PROSTHESES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME WHEREIN THE PROSTHESES ARE FORMED BY SPRAYING WATER SOLUBLE AND WATER INSOLUBLE FIBERSONTO A ROTATING MANDREL

摘要

A porous, tubular synthetic prosthesis (9), prosthesis precursor, and methods of producing the same are provided. Specifically the method involves co-spraying both a water soluble and water insoluble fibrous component (34.35) onto a mold to form the prosthesis precursor. The water soluble fibrous component (35) may then be at le ast partially removed so as to provide a porous, tubular synthetic prosthesis (9).