EP0159502A2
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Absorbable surgical repair mesh
Assignee: Wyeth Holdings LLC
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Filing: 1985-03-07
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-03-07
Abstract
Abstract A mesh or fabric, having zero or variable stretch, is made from absorbable or partially absorbable fibers. The mesh or fabric can be knitted. The fabric is useful in surgical repair.
Inventors
- 👤 Barry Lee Dumican
- 👤 Alan Lawrence Kaganov
- 👤 Thomas Alexander Ritter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 05:56
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04B; D04B21/00; A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F2/00; A61F2/0063; A61F2/02; A61L; A61L27/00; A61L31/00; A61L31/04; A61L31/041; A61L31/06; A61L31/14; A61L31/148; B; B29; B29D; B29D5/00; B29D5/04; D04B21/10; D04B21/12; A61F2210/00; A61F2210/0004; D10; D10B; D10B2509/00; D10B2509/08; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S425/00; Y10S425/814; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/51; Y10T29/5101; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/53291; Y10T29/53304
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
55 words
A knitted surgical mesh comprising a plurality of filaments, each filament manufactured from a polymer having a glycolic acid ester linkage, said filaments bundled or twisted into a yarn greater than about 60 denier and containing up to 4 plys, each ply having greater than about 25 filaments, and said yarn knitted into a mesh.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
55 words
A knitted surgical mesh comprising a plurality of filaments, each filament manufactured from a polymer having a glycolic acid ester linkage, said filaments bundled or twisted into a yarn greater than about 60 denier and containing up to 4 plys, each ply having greater than about 25 filaments, and said yarn knitted into a mesh.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A knitted surgical fabric comprising a plurality of filaments, each filament manufactured from a polymer having a glycolic acid ester linkage, said filaments bundled or twisted into a yarn, and said yarn knitted into a fabric.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A knitted surgical fabric comprising a plurality of filaments, each filament manufactured from a polymer having a glycolic acid ester linkage, said filaments bundled or twisted into a yarn, and said yarn knitted into a fabric.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A knitted material of claim 1 or claim 2 wherein said polymer is a homopolymer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
A knitted material of claim 1 or claim 2 wherein said polymer is a copolymer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A knitted material of claim 4 wherein said polymer is manufactured from glycolide and from trimethylene carbonate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A knitted mesh of claim 5 wherein said yarn is about 65 to 85 denier and contains about 5 to 25 filaments.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A knitted mesh of claim 1 wherein said yarn is up to about 150 denier, and the total number of filaments per yarn is up to about 75.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A knitted fabric of claim 2 wherein said yarn is up to about 150 denier and contains up to about 75 filaments.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A knitted fabric of claim 8 wherein said yarn is about 100 to 135 denier and contains about 40 to 75 filaments.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
A knitted fabric of claim 8 or claim 9 manufactured on a 48 gauge Raschel knitting machine wherein the stich design is Front Bar: 1/0 0/1 and Back Bar: 1/0 4/5.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
A knitted fabric of claim 10 wherein the weight of said fabric is about 4 to 10 oz./sq. yd.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
A knitted fabric of claim 11 wherein the quality of said fabric is about 10 to 20 inches per 480 courses.
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