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• US 7,290,410 B2
• Filed: 04/24/2006
• Issued: 11/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sofradim Production
• Original Assignee: Sofradim Production
• Inventors: Meneghin, Alfredo, Therin, Michel
• Primary Examiner(s): WORRELL JR, LARRY D
• Application Number:
  US11/409,026
• Publication Number:
  US 20060248927A1
• Time in Patent Office: 561 Days
• Field of Search: 661/95, 661/98, 662/02, 661/91, 661/92, 661/93
• US Class Current: 66/195
• CPC Class Codes: D04B 21/12 characterised by thread material
• CPC Class Codes: D10B 2403/0311 Small thickness fabric, e.g. ribbons, tapes or straps
• CPC Class Codes: D10B 2509/08 Hernia repair mesh

Abstract

The present invention relates to a knit made in one piece, based on an arrangement formed by at least two sheets of yarns, comprising at least one first sheet that defines a first chain structure and at least one or more non-meshing sheets, of partial weft, each of these non-meshing sheets defining a structure, which knit comprises at least one free chain yarn, a free chain yarn being defined as a chain yarn for which, along the entire longitudinal dimension of the knit, all yarn of said meshing sheets approaching said free chain yarn makes a 180 degree turn at this free chain yarn.

The invention also relates to a textile medical device obtained by unraveling of at least two free chain yarns of said knit.

The invention also relates to a method of production of said knit.

Claims

1. A method of producing a knit made in one piece, based on an arrangement formed by at least two sheets of yarns, which method comprises the following step:

producing a knit comprising a first sheet and one or more non-meshing sheets, said first sheet being drawn continuously or intermittently and being obtained from one guide bar, following a chart for knitting the yarns of said first sheet leading to the formation of a chain structure having at least one free chain yarn, said non-meshing sheets being drawn continuously or intermittently, each of said non-meshing sheets being obtained from one guide bar, following a chart for knitting the yarns of each non-meshing sheet wherein all yarn of said non-meshing sheets approaching said free chain yarn makes a 180 degree turn at said free chain yarn.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the knit comprises at least one percent of free chain yarns spaced regularly or irregularly along the transverse dimension of the knit.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the yarns of the first sheet for the chain structure being knitted according to a chart 1-0/0-1//, the yarns of the non-meshing sheet being knitted according to a chart 0-0/2-2//.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the guide bar of the first sheet is drawn continuously and full, and the guide bar of the non-meshing sheet is drawn continuously and full.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least two non-meshing sheets are used.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the guide bars of said two non-meshing sheets moving symmetrically in relation to one another, offset from one another in the direction of production of the knit.

7. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the yarns of the first sheet for the chain structure being knitted according to a chart 1-0/0-1//, the yarns of the first non-meshing sheet being knitted according to a chart 1-1/3-3/2-2/0-0//, the yarns of the second non-meshing sheet being knitted according to a chart 3-3/2-2/0-0/1//.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the guide bar of the first sheet for the chain structure is drawn continuously and full, the guide bar of the first non-meshing sheet is drawn continuously and 1 full, 1 empty, 3 full, 1 empty, 1 full, 3 empty, and the guide bar of the second non-meshing sheet is drawn continuously and 1 full, 1 empty.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the two guide bars of the first and second non-meshing sheets move in partial weft under three needles, symmetrically in relation to one another, and offset from one another in the direction of production of the knit.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the step of subjecting the knit to a thermosetting operation.

11. A knit obtained by the method according to claim 1.

30. A textile medical device which is obtained by unraveling of at least two free chain yarns of the knit as claimed in claim 11, along the length of the longitudinal dimension of said knit.

31. The textile medical device as claimed in claim 30, which textile medical device has a width ranging from 0.5 cm to 2 cm.

32. The textile medical device as claimed in claim 30, which textile medical device has a mass per unit area ranging from 40 to 100 g/m².

33. The textile medical device as claimed in claim 30, which textile medical device has a thickness ranging from 0.20 mm to 0.40 mm.

34. The textile medical device as claimed in claim 30, which textile medical device comprises holes having a diameter ranging from 0.3 to 1.5 mm.

35. The textile medical device as claimed in claim 30, which textile medical device has a breaking strength, in the longitudinal direction and transverse direction, ranging from 20 to 90 N.

36. The textile medical device as claimed in claim 30, which textile medical device has an elongation under 2 daN, in the longitudinal direction, of less than or equal to 15.

37. The textile medical device as claimed in claim 30, which textile medical device is an openworked prosthetic device and constitutes a support implant for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence and/or prolapses.

42. The textile medical device as claimed in claim 30, which textile medical device has a width ranging from 0.5 cm to 1.5 cm.

43. The textile medical device as claimed in claim 30, which textile medical device has a mass per unit area ranging from 50 to 75 g/m².

44. The textile medical device as claimed in claim 30, which textile medical device has a thickness of approximately 0.30 mm.

45. The textile medical device as claimed in claim 30, which textile medical device comprises holes having a diameter ranging from 0.3 to 0.9 mm.

46. The textile medical device as claimed in claim 30, which textile medical device has a breaking strength, in the longitudinal direction and transverse direction, ranging from 40 to 90 N.

47. The textile medical device as claimed in claim 30, which textile medical device has a breaking strength, in the longitudinal direction and transverse direction, ranging from 55 to 75 N.

48. The textile medical device as claimed in claim 30, which textile medical device has a breaking strength, in the longitudinal direction and transverse direction, ranging from 60 to 70 N.

49. The textile medical device as claimed in claim 30, which textile medical device has an elongation under 2 daN, in the longitudinal direction, of less than or equal to 10.

12. A knit made in one piece, based on an arrangement formed by at least two sheets of yarns, comprising at least one first sheet that defines a first chain structure and at least one or more non-meshing sheets, of partial weft, each of these non-meshing sheets defining a structure, wherein said knit comprises at least one free chain yarn, a free chain yarn positioned along the entire longitudinal dimension of the knit, all yarn of said non-meshing sheets approaching said free chain yarn makes a 180 degree turn at the free chain yarn.

13. The knit as claimed in claim 12, which knit comprises at least one percent of free chain yarns spaced regularly or irregularly along the transverse dimension of the knit.

14. The knit as claimed in claim 12, which knit comprises at least ten percent of free chain yarns spaced regularly along the transverse dimension of the knit.

15. The knit as claimed in claim 12, which knit comprises a non-meshing sheet with the following chart:

0-0/2-2//.

16. The knit as claimed in claim 12, which knit comprises at least two non-meshing sheets.

17. The knit as claimed in claim 16, which knit comprises a first non-meshing sheet and a second non-meshing sheet, said first non-meshing sheet having the chart 1-1/3-3/2-2/0-0//, said second non-meshing sheet having the chart 3-3/2-2/0-0/1-1//.

18. The knit as claimed in claim 12, wherein the distance between said free chain yarns, along the transverse dimension of the knit, ranges from 0.5 cm to 2 cm.

19. The knit as claimed in claim 12, which knit is a prosthetic knit.

20. The knit as claimed in claim 19, which knit is made from yarns of a biocompatible polymer material.

21. The knit as claimed in claim 20 which knit is made from monofilament or multifilament yarns of a biocompatible polymer material chosen from polypropylene, polyester, polyamide and mixtures thereof.

22. The knit as claimed in claim 21, wherein said biocompatible polymer material is polypropylene.

23. The knit as claimed in claim 20, which knit is made from monofilament or multifilament yarns of a biocompatible and bioabsorbable polymer material.

24. The knit as claimed in claim 20, which knit is made from a mixture of biocompatible yarns that are bioabsorbable and of biocompatible yarns that are not bioabsorbable.

25. The knit as claimed in claim 12, which knit is made from monofilament yarns having a diameter ranging from 0.05 mm to 0.15 mm.

26. The knit as claimed in claim 12, which knit has a thickness ranging from 0.20 mm to 0.40 mm.

27. The knit as claimed in claim 12, which knit is openworked.

28. The knit as claimed in claim 27, which knit comprises holes having a diameter ranging from 0.3 to 1.5 mm.

29. The knit as claimed in claim 12, which knit is thermoset.

38. The knit as claimed in claim 12, wherein the distance between said free chain yarns, along the transverse dimension of the knit, ranges from 0.5 cm to 1.5 cm.

39. The knit as claimed in claim 12, which knit is made from monofilament yarns having a diameter of approximately 0.10 mm.

40. The knit as claimed in claim 12, which knit has a thickness ranging from of approximately 0.30 mm.

41. The knit as claimed in claim 27, which knit comprises holes having a diameter ranging from 0.3 to 0.9 mm.