Mmmmmmm, tasty.
Oh, wait, they aren't edible? Oh well.
It happened some time ago (for the internet age), artificial blood vessels were implanted into a person. Previous methods included using superfluous pieces of the patient's own vessels, or donations - each of which carries its own risk of infection etc.
Of course medicine is never a single invention and here is a precursor.
Links used
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130606110026.htm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110627134521.htm
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