Ligament and tendon prosthesis of polyethylene terephthalate and method of preparing same
US4209859A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 1998 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/08
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Prosthesis suitable for replacing or supplementing damaged ligaments or tendons are prepared from polyethylene terephthalate strips by treating such strips with a shrinking agent under restraint in the longitudinal direction. The treatment reduces substantially the extensibility of the fabric in the longitudinal direction. Stiffness can be imparted to the strips by forming the strips into tubes which may have longitudinally-extending ridges thereon and heat-setting same.
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