Patent ID: 11896734
Assignee: TEPHA, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  C  D | IPC A  C  D

Claim 0:
1. A surgical mesh implant comprising a polymeric composition, wherein the polymeric composition comprises a 1,4-butanediol unit and a succinic acid unit, wherein: (a) under physiological conditions in vivo: the weight average molecular weight of the polymeric composition decreases 3% to 15% over a 4-week time period, the weight average molecular weight of the polymeric composition decreases 20% to 35% over a 12-week time period, or the percent mass loss of the surgical mesh implant is between 0% and 5% over a 12-week period, or (b) the burst strength of the surgical mesh implant decreases less than 20% at 4 weeks, or less than 35% at 12 weeks; and wherein the surgical mesh implant is sterile.