1954

Michael DeBakey implants first home-made Dacron graft (Dacron rolled into tube) into patient with abdominal aortic aneurysm. He was sold fabric by his local haberdasher, who was out of the silk he intended to purchase. New lining of endothelial cells quickly appeared on inner surface of cloth, preventing blood from coming in contact with synthetic material. Patient lived another 10 years (Morris, loc 1415ff.).