Patent ID: 11925543
Assignee: SOFRADIM PRODUCTION
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  D | IPC A  D

Claim 10:
11. A method for hernia repair comprising
rolling a prosthetic knit up on itself, the knit including at least a first monofilament yarn of biocompatible polymer material defining first and second opposite faces, said first face including barbs protruding substantially perpendicular to a plane of the first face and said second face including openings, wherein the openings and the barbs are distributed such that at least some of the barbs present on the first face are caused to be trapped within some of the openings on the second face during rolling of the prosthetic knit, wherein the openings and the barbs are distributed such that the knit experiences a number of points of resistance of 52±11 when the knit is unrolled at a constant extension rate
conveying the rolled knit to a site of implantation, and
unrolling the knit and releasing the trapped barbs from the openings to attach to tissue.