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US 10,206,769 B2Granted
Implantable devices including a film providing folding characteristics
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsAmin Elachchabi, Joshua Stopek, Daniel Broom
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to implantable medical devices which include a film which includes predetermined folding characteristics via predetermined thicknesses along different areas of the implant.
Claims19
An implantable medical device comprising:
- a foldable anti-adhesive film having a discontinuous planar top surface and a bottom planar surface, the foldable film including a first area having a first thickness defined by a first top surface and the bottom planar surface, a second area having a second thickness defined by a second top surface and the bottom planar surface, and a third area having a third thickness defined by a third top surface and the bottom planar surface, wherein the second area is positioned between the first and third areas along the bottom planar surface of the film and the second thickness of the second area is less than the first thickness and the third thickness;
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- a reinforcement member attached to and in direct contact with the bottom planar surface of the foldable film, wherein the reinforcement member is a porous surgical mesh which permits tissue integration.
An implantable medical device comprising:
- a foldable anti-adhesive film having a discontinuous planar top surface and a bottom planar surface, the foldable film including a first area having a first thickness defined by a first top surface and bottom planar surface of the film, and a second area having a second thickness defined by a second top surface and bottom planar surface of the film, wherein the second thickness is less than the first thickness of the first area, and the first and second areas alternate along the bottom planar surface of the device;
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- a reinforcement member attached to and in direct contact with the bottom planar surface of the foldable film, wherein the reinforcement member is a porous surgical mesh which permits tissue integration.
An implantable medical device comprising:
- a foldable anti-adhesive film having a discontinuous planar top surface and a bottom planar surface, the foldable film including a first area having a first thickness defined by a first top surface and bottom planar surface, a second area having a second thickness defined by a second top surface and bottom planar surface, and a third area having a third thickness defined by a third top surface and bottom planar surface, wherein the second area is positioned between the first and third areas along the bottom planar surface of the film and the second thickness of the second area is less than at least one of the first thickness and the third thickness, and,
- a reinforcement member attached to and in direct contact with the bottom planar surface of the foldable film, wherein the reinforcement member is a porous surgical mesh which permits tissue integration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.