Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Implantable prosthesis – Ligament or tendon
Patent
1983-08-18
1986-04-29
Frinks, Ronald L.
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Implantable prosthesis
Ligament or tendon
128 1R, 128 92C, 128334R, 1283355, 623 1, 623 18, 623 20, A61F 208, A61F 206, A61B 1704, A61L 1700
Patent
active
045854580
ABSTRACT:
A means and method for implanting bioprosthetic material surgically, in humans or animals, is disclosed. The means comprise lengths of connective tissue such as mammalian tendons which are covered entirely or partially with a synthetic, looseweave mesh which is stitched to the tendon and which augments the strength of the finished heterograft (or zenograft) by permitting the existing live tissue to grow around the mesh to provide a living bond. Another implementation of the basic idea involves the use of planar patch material such as porcine pericardium to which the mesh is bonded on one side, or part of one side, this patch being used in various ways, for example, hernia repairs, dural patches, arthroplasties, tendon pulleys, gliding surfaces, and blood vessel anastamoses. In order to facilitate the ingrowing process of the host tissue into the bioprosthesis, the mesh and sutures are made from a composite thread having a permanent core surrounded by an absorbable outer layer which upon absorption leaves a series of channels into which the contacting part of the host tissue can grow.
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