Knitted surgical mesh
US6287316A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 26, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 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 18 to 24 courses per inch and from 5 12 to 16 wales per inch, a flexibility of from 400-950 mg-cm/cm, a burst strength greater than 175 pounds per square inch, and a pore size percentage greater than 37%.
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