EXPANDABLE IMPLANTABLE CONDUIT

1 . A device comprising:

a plastically deformable conduit comprising a continuous sheet of a biocompatible polymer, the plastically deformable conduit having an outer surface having a length; and

an additional component;

wherein the plastically deformable conduit has a plurality of dashed radiopaque circumferential markings spaced along the length of the outer surface;

wherein the plastically deformable conduit has a plurality of dashed radiopaque longitudinal markings spaced along the length of the outer surface; and

wherein the plastically deformable conduit is configured to be expanded from a pre-expansion state having a pre-expansion inner diameter to a post-expansion state having a post-expansion inner diameter.

2 . The implantable device of claim 1 , wherein the additional component is disposed within the plastically deformable conduit.

3 . The implantable device of claim 1 , wherein the additional component is disposed over the outer surface of the plastically deformable conduit.

4 . The implantable device of claim 1 , wherein the additional component comprises one or more anticoagulants.

5 . The implantable device of claim 4 , wherein the one or more anticoagulants are selected from the group consisting of coumadin, heparin, a heparin derivative, a Factor Xa inhibitor, a direct thrombin inhibitor, hementin, sintered porous titanium microspheres, and a combination thereof.

6 . The implantable device of claim 1 , wherein the additional component comprises a stent.

7 . The implantable device of claim 1 , further comprising one or more letters on the outer surface of the plastically deformable conduit, one or more numbers on the outer surface of the plastically deformable conduit, or a combination thereof.

8 . The implantable device of claim 7 , wherein the one or more letters and the one or more numbers are individually radiopaque.

9 . The implantable device of claim 7 , wherein the one or more letters and the one or more numbers are visible.

10 . The implantable device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of circumferential markings and the plurality of longitudinal markings display conduit length, conduit orientation, conduit diameter, or a combination thereof.

11 . The implantable device of claim 1 , wherein the biocompatible polymer comprises a fluoropolymer.

12 . The implantable device of claim 1 , wherein the plastically deformable conduit has a yield strength of about 0.1 MPa to about 4 MPa.

13 . The implantable device of claim 1 , wherein the plastically deformable conduit further comprises a valve.

14 . A method comprising:

printing a plurality of dashed radiopaque circumferential markings spaced along a circumference and a length of a conduit by pad-printing with a cliché; and

printing a plurality of dashed radiopaque longitudinal markings spaced along the length of the conduit by a pad-printing with a cliché;

wherein the plurality of dashed radiopaque circumferential markings spaced along the length of the conduit are separated by a distance greater than a diameter of the conduit;

wherein the conduit comprises a continuous sheet of a biocompatible polymer;

wherein the conduit is configured to be expanded from a pre-expansion state having a pre-expansion inner diameter to a post-expansion state having a post-expansion inner diameter; and

wherein an additional component is disposed within the conduit.

15 . A method of monitoring an implantable device, the method comprising:

implanting the implantable device comprising:

a plastically deformable conduit comprising a continuous sheet of a biocompatible polymer, the plastically deformable conduit having an outer surface having a length; and

an additional component;

wherein the plastically deformable conduit has a plurality of dashed radiopaque circumferential markings spaced along the length of the outer surface;

wherein the plastically deformable conduit has a plurality of dashed radiopaque longitudinal markings spaced along the length of the outer surface; and

wherein the plastically deformable conduit is configured to be expanded from a pre-expansion state having a pre-expansion inner diameter to a post-expansion state having a post-expansion inner diameter; and

expanding the plastically deformable conduit from the pre-expansion state to the post-expansion state; and

visualizing at least one of: the plurality of dashed radiopaque circumferential markings and the plurality of dashed radiopaque longitudinal markings;

thereby monitoring a parameter of the conduit in the pre-expansion state and the post-expansion state;

wherein the parameter is selected from the group consisting of a position, a circumference, a length, and a combination thereof.