Surgical implant and method
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1. A surgical implant consisting of a biologically inert material;
- wherein said implant is elastic,wherein said implant has a thickness of less than 0.5 mm,wherein said implant is a pre-shaped three dimensional concave structure so as to conform to a temporo-parietal lobe or a frontal lobe of a cranium without kinks or overlap such that, in use, the pre-shaped three dimensional concave structure of said implant assists the implant to remain in place in a cranial defect;
wherein the biologically inert material is one of a medical grade flexible silicone film or a medical grade flexible PTFE film;
wherein, in use, the implant provides a barrier between layers of tissue that contact respective sides of the implant such that tissue on one side of the implant does not adhere to tissue on an opposite side of the implant, andwherein, in use, the implant flexes to accommodate a swelling brain.
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Abstract
A surgical implant, which in use, provides a barrier between layers of tissue such that tissue on one side of the implant does not adhere to tissue on the other side, the implant being made of suitably anatomically shaped surgically acceptable sheet material.
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1. A surgical implant consisting of a biologically inert material;
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wherein said implant is elastic, wherein said implant has a thickness of less than 0.5 mm, wherein said implant is a pre-shaped three dimensional concave structure so as to conform to a temporo-parietal lobe or a frontal lobe of a cranium without kinks or overlap such that, in use, the pre-shaped three dimensional concave structure of said implant assists the implant to remain in place in a cranial defect; wherein the biologically inert material is one of a medical grade flexible silicone film or a medical grade flexible PTFE film; wherein, in use, the implant provides a barrier between layers of tissue that contact respective sides of the implant such that tissue on one side of the implant does not adhere to tissue on an opposite side of the implant, and wherein, in use, the implant flexes to accommodate a swelling brain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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