Artificial blood vessel and method for producing artificial blood vessel

Abstract

To provide an artificial blood vessel that can suppress or reduce turbulence in an anastomosis between the artificial blood vessel and a vein, and to provide a method for producing the artificial blood vessel that can achieve the above purpose.SOLUTION: The tensile modulus of elasticity of the polyurethane porous material in the artificial blood vessel is 40 kPa or more and 190 kPa or less. The stiffness of the porous polyurethane tube is similar to that of the veins of people aged 70±10 years where it is estimated that dialysis is often introduced. Therefore, the artificial blood vessel of the present invention can suppress or reduce turbulence at the anastomosis between the artificial blood vessel and the vein (specifically, the vein of a dialysis patient aged 70±10 years where it is estimated that dialysis is often introduced.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1A

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