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Prosthetic repair fabric

US6120539A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 1, 1997
Grant dateSep 19, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 1, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S623/926
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A prosthetic repair fabric including a sheet of tissue infiltratable fabric and a second sheet, also preferably including tissue infiltratable fabric, which is united with the first sheet. The second sheet is fused to an adhesion resistant barrier, forming a laminate composite prosthesis without degrading the mechanical properties or tissue ingrowth capability of the first sheet.

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