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Adhering prosthetic knitting fabric, method for making same and reinforcement implant for treating parietal deficiencies

US7331199B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 20, 2001
Grant dateFeb 19, 2008
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Expiry dateApr 20, 2024

Classification

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

Abstract

A prosthetic knit for medical or surgical use which has a structure made of monofilament and/or multifilament yarn which is biocompatible and optionally partially bicabsorbable.According to the invention, this knit comprises a monofilament sheet forming, on one face of the knit, spiked naps which protrude perpendicularly with respect to said sheet, that is to say naps each having a substantially rectlinear body and, at the free end of this body, a head of greater width than that of this body.

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