Patent · US Expired

Knitted surgical mesh

US6090116A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 2, 1999
Grant dateJul 18, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 2, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD10B2509/08
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A knitted surgical mesh formed from a yarn. The knitted mesh has from 11 to 13 courses per inch and from 8 to 10 wales per inch, a flexibility of from 10 to 16 gfcm/cm, a burst strength greater than 175 pounds per square inch, and a pore size percentage greater than 37%.

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