Surgical meshes with radiopaque coatings
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorJianmin Li
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Abstract
According to an aspect of the present invention, implantable medical articles are provided, which comprise a surgical mesh that is at least partially covered with a coating that comprises a radiopaque material such as a metal or a metallic compound. The radiopaque material is present in the coating in an amount such that the coated portions of the mesh are visible using radiographic imaging techniques. Other aspects of the invention pertain to methods of making and using such medical articles.
Claims22
An implantable medical article comprising a surgical mesh that is partially covered with a coating that comprises a metal, wherein the metal is present in the coating in an amount such that the coating is visible under radiographic imaging, and wherein said coating comprises a plurality of indicator marks that allow in vivo radiographic visualization of the orientation and/or position of the mesh during and after implantation, wherein said coating comprises silver in an amount of at least 1 mg per mm2 of fiber surface area.
An implantable medical article comprising a surgical mesh that is partially covered with a coating that comprises silver, wherein the silver is present in the coating in an amount of at least 1 mg per mm2 of fiber surface area, wherein the coating is visible under radiographic imaging and wherein the silver ions are released over time into the surrounding tissue in a concentration sufficient to function as antimicrobial agent.
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