Prosthetic articles and methods for producing same
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1. A non-woven porous mesh in sheet form, said mesh comprising:
- a continuous sheet having a substantially uniform thickness between opposing sides;
a series of substantially parallel and linked main troughs extending in one horizontal direction along a first side of said sheet, said main troughs having a depth in said sheet that extends substantially into said sheet, said main troughs are spaced from adjacent main troughs by a distance approximately 1/2 a width of said main trough, said main troughs further linked to co-linear troughs by a first series of secondary shallow troughs;
one or more small openings extending through the bottom of each main trough to a second side of said sheet, said openings having a diameter that is approximately 1/3 the width of said main trough; and
a second series of secondary shallow troughs extending substantially perpendicular to and connecting said main troughs.
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Abstract
A porous mesh structure is prepared in sheet form having a unique arrangement of main and secondary troughs on a first surface, and openings extending therethrough. The arrangement of troughs and openings creates an elaborate matrix of pores when the sheet is layer on itself in a front to back manner. This arrangement of pores and support structure emulates certain cortical bone structures and is therefore very effective as an artificial bone material. In addition, the porous structure has significant other potential uses outside the medical field and can be effectively applied accordingly, based on its fundamental structural attributes.
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1. A non-woven porous mesh in sheet form, said mesh comprising:
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a continuous sheet having a substantially uniform thickness between opposing sides; a series of substantially parallel and linked main troughs extending in one horizontal direction along a first side of said sheet, said main troughs having a depth in said sheet that extends substantially into said sheet, said main troughs are spaced from adjacent main troughs by a distance approximately 1/2 a width of said main trough, said main troughs further linked to co-linear troughs by a first series of secondary shallow troughs; one or more small openings extending through the bottom of each main trough to a second side of said sheet, said openings having a diameter that is approximately 1/3 the width of said main trough; and a second series of secondary shallow troughs extending substantially perpendicular to and connecting said main troughs. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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- 2. The porous mesh of claim 2 wherein said sheet thickness ranges between 200 to 2000 microns.
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