Medical device
OwnerPeter Gingrasinventor
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Abstract
A tubular non-woven soft tissue implant has cell patterns. The cell pattern has a continuous circumferential construction with atraumatic edges and a tubular centre. The implant is suitable for stabilising and/or supporting body tissue for example to treat urinary incontinence and/or pelvic floor prolapse.
Claims20
1-56. (canceled)
An implant for treating urinary incontinence and/or pelvic floor prolapse comprising a structure for stabilising and/or supporting body tissue, at least part of the structure having a substantially reduced elasticity.
An implant for treating urinary incontinence and/or pelvic floor prolapse comprising a structure for stabilising and/or supporting body tissue, the structure being shaped for attachment of the structure to body tissue.
An implant for treating urinary incontinence and/or pelvic floor prolapse comprising a structure for stabilising and/or supporting body tissue, the structure comprising a non-woven biocompatible material.
An implant for treating urinary incontinence and/or pelvic floor prolapse comprising a structure for stabilising and/or supporting body tissue, the structure being shaped to distribute the stabilising and/or supporting force exerted.
A method of producing an implant for treating urinary incontinence and/or pelvic floor prolapse, the method comprising the step of forming a structure for stabilising and/or supporting body tissue.
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68-69. (canceled)
A soft tissue implant comprising a non-woven biocompatible material, the implant being at least partially porous with a plurality of pores arranged into a cell pattern, the cell pattern varying across the implant.
A soft tissue implant comprising a non-woven biocompatible material, the mechanical properties of the implant varying across the implant.
A soft tissue implant comprising a non-woven biocompatible material, the implant being shaped for attachment of the implant to body tissue.
A soft tissue implant comprising a non-woven biocompatible material, the implant being shaped to distribute the force exerted by the implant on body tissue.
A soft tissue implant comprising a non-woven biocompatible material, and a reinforcement to reinforce an edge region of the material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.