Fabric with barbs coated with a water-soluble material
AssigneeSofradim Production
InventorsSuzelei Montanari, Pearl Rey
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a prosthetic fabric comprising an arrangement of yarns defining at least two faces for said fabric, said fabric comprising, on at least one of its faces, one or more barbs that protrude outwards relative to said face, characterized in that said barbs are covered with a coating made of a water-soluble biocompatible material. The invention also relates to a process for obtaining such a fabric and to prostheses obtained from such a fabric.
Claims24
1-12. (canceled)
A prosthetic fabric comprising an arrangement of yarns defining at least two faces, the fabric comprising on at least one of the faces, one or more barbs that protrude outward relative to the face, each barb including a head portion and a shaft portion, wherein the head portion is covered with a coating made of a water-soluble biocompatible material and the shaft portion remains uncoated.
A process for covering a prosthetic fabric comprising an arrangement of yarns defining at least two faces, the prosthetic fabric comprising on at least one of the faces, one or more barbs that protrude outwards relative to the face, each barb including a head portion and a shaft portion, comprising the steps of:
- preparing a composition including at least one water-soluble biocompatible material in a liquid state;
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- applying a layer of the composition to a head portion of the one or more barbs, wherein the shaft portion of the one or more barbs remains uncoated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.