Textile surgical implants
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1. A textile surgical implant comprising a bioabsorbable base cloth having an embroidered mesh structure disposed thereon, said base cloth being absorbed after the location of the implant in a patient.
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Abstract
A textile surgical implant includes a base cloth, and an array of fibers provided on the base cloth. The base cloth is removable from the fibers before or after the location of the implant in a patient. A method of making a textile surgical implant is further disclosed. The method includes the step of placing an array of fibers on a base cloth by embroidery. The base cloth is removable from the fibers before or after the implant is implanted.
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25 Claims
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1. A textile surgical implant comprising a bioabsorbable base cloth having an embroidered mesh structure disposed thereon, said base cloth being absorbed after the location of the implant in a patient.
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2. An implant as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base cloth is soluble.
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3. An implant as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base cloth is made from materials which will degrade after the implant is implanted in a patient.
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4. An implant as claimed in claim 1, wherein the embroidered mesh structure is reinforced in at least a part thereof.
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5. An implant as claimed in claim 1, wherein said implant is of substantially triangular shape.
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6. An implant as claimed in claim 1, said embroidered mesh structure having fibres arranged to give greater stiffness in one direction than in another direction.
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7. An implant as claimed in claim 6, comprising first fibres of a greater stiffness extending in one direction, and second fibres of a lesser stiffness extending in a second direction, the first and second directions of the fibres being substantially at right angles to one another.
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8. An implant as claimed in claim 7, wherein the tube is heat set to retain its shape.
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9. An implant as claimed in claim 6 formed as a tube having a radial stiffness greater than the stiffness in the axial direction.
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10. An implant as claimed in claim 9, wherein the tube is formed from a strip having fibres arranged in two directions, the strip being wound about an axis.
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11. An implant as claimed in claim 10, wherein the strip is wound in a plurality of turns and each turn of the strip, other than the first, overlaps the preceding turn.
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12. An implant as claimed in claim 1 and comprising one or more growth factors, angiogenic and neurogenic materials.
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13. A method of making a textile surgical implant comprising the step of:
embroidering a mesh structure on a bioabsorbable base cloth, said base cloth being absorbed after the implant is implanted in a patient.
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14. A method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the base cloth is soluble and is removed by dissolving the base cloth in a solvent.
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15. A method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the base cloth is removed by degradation after the implant has been implanted in a patient.
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16. A method as claimed in claim 13 and comprising reinforcing the mesh structure in at least a part thereof.
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17. A method as claimed in claim 16, wherein said mesh structure includes fibres arranged to give greater stiffness in one direction of the mesh structure than in another direction thereof.
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18. A method as claimed in claim 17, wherein fibres giving grater stiffness are placed at substantially right angles to fibres giving differential stiffness.
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19. A method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the mesh structures is formed as a tube having a radial stiffness greater than the stiffness in the axial direction.
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20. A method as claimed in claim 19, wherein the tube is formed from a strip having fibres arranged in two directions by winding the strip about an axis.
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21. A method as claimed in claim 20, wherein the strip is wound in a plurality of turns, each turn of the strip, other than the first, overlapping the preceding turn.
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22. A method as claimed in claim 19 wherein the tube is heat set to retain its shape.
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23. A method of making a textile surgical implant comprising the step of:
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placing an array of fibers arranged as a mesh on a bioabsorbable base cloth by embroidery, said base cloth being absorbed after the implant is implanted; wherein said fibers are arranged in the mesh to give greater stiffness in one direction of the mesh than in another direction thereof.
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24. A textile surgical implant comprising a base cloth and a mesh structure of fibers provided on said base cloth by embroidery, said base cloth being made from a biocompatible material which is absorbed after the implant is implanted.
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25. A method of making a textile surgical implant comprising the step of:
placing a mesh structure of fibers on a base cloth by embroidery, said base cloth being made from a biocompatible material which is absorbed after the implant is implanted.
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