Ligament and tendon prosthesis of polyethylene terephthalate and

Details Ligament and tendon prosthesis of polyethylene terephthalate and Ligament and tendon prosthesis of polyethylene terephthalate and

1978-03-29

1980-07-01

Frinks, Ronald L.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

3 14, 3 19, 128334R, A61F 124, A61F 100

Patent

active

042098599

ABSTRACT:
Prosthesis suitable for replacing or supplementing damaged ligaments or tendons are prepared from polyethylene terephthalate strips by treating such strips with a shrinking agent under restraint in the longitudinal direction. The treatment reduces substantially the extensibility of the fabric in the longitudinal direction. Stiffness can be imparted to the strips by forming the strips into tubes which may have longitudinally-extending ridges thereon and heat-setting same.

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