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Implants with absorbable and non-absorbable features for the treatment of female pelvic conditions

  • US 10,492,897 B2
  • Filed: 10/17/2016
  • Issued: 12/03/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An implant configured for transvaginal insertion into a female patient to treat a pelvic disorder or disease, the implant comprising:

  • a non-absorbable mesh layer, the non-absorbable mesh layer including an absorbable material, the absorbable material being a bioactive agent that is selected from at least one of an antibiotic, an antimicrobial, an inhibitor of epithelial cell activation, a migration, or a compound that enhances wound regeneration, the absorbable material being in a form of at least one of a coating on the non-absorbable mesh layer, an absorbable filament associated with the non-absorbable mesh layer, or a second layer associated with the non-absorbable mesh layer;

    an absorbable layer, the absorbable layer being formed from a bioabsorbable polymer,the absorbable layer has a rate of degradation that is faster than a rate of degradation of the absorbable material in the non-absorbable mesh layer; and

    an attachment member disposed on the absorbable layer, the attachment member being configured to absorb more rapidly in vivo than the absorbable layer.

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