Prosthetic tendon
US4584722A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 1983 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2430/10
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is provided a tendon prosthesis comprising in combination an essentially tubular core of physiologically acceptable and mechanically strong fabric, embedded in a flexible polymer, which member is provided with a surrounding woven sleeve of a biodegradable fabric, said inner fabric core being exposed at both ends for attachment to the bone and muscle, and a process for the production of same which comprises stretching a knitted dacron strip to form an elliptical cross-section member, longitudinally open, embedding it in polymerizable silicon monomer, polymerizing same, weaving around same a sleeve from biodegradable filaments, and closing the sleeve at the two ends around exposed dacron core.
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