SURGICAL MESH AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
First Claim
1. A surgical mesh device comprising an elongate length of load bearing fibres and additionally comprising non-load bearing radiopaque material anchored at more than one location along the length of the mesh, the radiopaque material enabling in situ imaging of the surgical mesh immediately following surgery during which it has been implanted and imaging of subsequent changes in the surgical mesh over time.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a surgical mesh device (110) suitable for use in reinforcing or supplementing damaged ligaments while healing takes place or for use in conjunction with autolgous grafts for reconstructing torn ligaments. The surgical mesh includes a non-load bearing radiopaque marker (120, 122) enabling in situ imaging of the surgical mesh immediately following surgery it and subsequent changes in the surgical mesh over time.
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- 1. A surgical mesh device comprising an elongate length of load bearing fibres and additionally comprising non-load bearing radiopaque material anchored at more than one location along the length of the mesh, the radiopaque material enabling in situ imaging of the surgical mesh immediately following surgery during which it has been implanted and imaging of subsequent changes in the surgical mesh over time.
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16. A surgical mesh device comprising a plurality of tows of biocompatible, or bioabsorbable material secured side by side in a flat elongate array and being looped to form an eye at at least one end of the device with the tows grouped together round the eye.
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