Soft tissue implants and methods for making same
AssigneeProxy Biomedical Limited
InventorsPeter Gingras, Dean King
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Abstract
The present invention features soft tissue implants comprising major and minor struts and methods for making same. The implants can includes a biocompatible film that is rendered porous due to the inclusion of uniformly or non-uniformly patterned cells, and the film has a thickness of less than about 0.015 inches in the event the starting material is non-porous and less than about 0.035 inches in the event the starting material is a microporous film. Multi-film implants can also be made.
Claims23
A non-woven soft tissue implant comprising a first porous biocompatible film having a plurality of cells and a second porous biocompatible film having a plurality of cells, the thickness of the non-woven soft tissue implant being less than 0.015 inches, wherein the first porous biocompatible film comprises a plurality of major struts that are made of the first porous biocompatible film and have a width of 0.020 inches to 0.100 inches, and a plurality of minor struts that are made of the first porous biocompatible film and have a width of 0.001 inches to 0.024 inches, wherein the second porous biocompatible film comprises a plurality of major struts that are made of the second porous biocompatible film and have a width of 0.020 inches to 0.100 inches, and a plurality of minor struts that are made of the second porous biocompatible film and have a width of 0.001 inches to 0.024 inches.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.