Surgical repair device having absorbable and nonabsorbable compo

Details Surgical repair device having absorbable and nonabsorbable compo Surgical repair device having absorbable and nonabsorbable compo

1988-01-21

1990-07-24

Apley, Richard J.

Surgery

Instruments

Suture or ligature

623 1, 623 11, 623 13, 606231, A61L 1700

Patent

active

049428756

ABSTRACT:
A surgical repair device having a length to width ratio of greater than one is disclosed. The device has an absorbable component consisting essentially of a first plurality of fibers. Each fiber of the first plurality of fibers is prepared from poly(butylene terephthalate) or a polymer having a glycolic or lactic acid ester linkage. The deivce also has a nonabsorbable component consisting of a second plurality of fibers. Each fiber of the second plurality of fibers is prepared from a polyether-ester block copolymer. The device comprises about ten percent of the first plurality of fibers and about ninety percent of the second plurality of fibers. The majority of the first and of the second plurality of fibers is essentially in the lengthwise direction of the device. The device can be knitted or woven. In one embodiment, the device is a connective tissue repair device.

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