Reversible stiffening of light weight mesh
AssigneesSofradim Production, Covidien LP
InventorsAhmad Robert Hadba, Olivier Lefranc, Jennifer Buffinton
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Abstract
An implant and a process for preparing such an implant are disclosed. The implant includes a mesh including a biodegradable polymeric coating having glass transition temperature of about 26° C. to about 36° C. The polymeric coating includes a first polymeric component including a lactone and a second polymeric component including a polyether. The first polymeric component is present in an amount from about 90% to about 99% of the polymeric coating and the second polymeric component is present in an amount from about 1% to about 10% of the polymeric coating.
Claims19
An implant comprising:
- a mesh including a biodegradable polymeric coating, the biodegradable polymeric coating comprising:
- a first polymeric component including a lactone present in an amount from about 90% to about 99% by weight of the polymeric coating;
- and
- a second polymeric component including a polyether present in an amount from about 1% to about 10% by weight of the polymeric coating,
- wherein the biodegradable polymeric coating has a glass transition temperature of from about 26° C. to about 36° C.
A process for coating a surgical mesh comprising:
- preparing a solution by dissolving a first polymeric component comprising a lactone and a second polymeric component comprising a polyether in a solvent;
- coating the surgical mesh with the solution to form a coated surgical mesh;
- and drying the coated surgical mesh,
- wherein the polymeric coating has a glass transition temperature of about 26° C. to about 36° C.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.