Prosthetic vascular graft (Dacron/PTFE)

Tubular prosthesis made of woven polyester (Dacron) or expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE), straight or bifurcated.

How it is used

Replacement or bypass of diseased or occluded arterial segments (aorta, iliac, femoral).

Sources

This entry is part of the Instriq catalog, researched and written per specialty from real web research -- never generated or invented without verification -- and reviewed skeptically and independently before publication. How this catalog is written.

Image: United States Catheter & Instrument Corporation / Science History Institute, Wikimedia Commons. License Dominio público. View original source.

History

Added to the catalog on 2026-09-29.

Dates derived from the project's public version-control history on GitHub, not a live collaborative edit log.

Related instruments

Links of interest

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