Patent ID: 11890394
Assignee: INSTRUCTURE LABS B.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. The method of claim 14, wherein, in use, the medical implant provides for at least one of i) reducing a fibrous capsule density, ii) reducing a fibrous capsule thickness, or iii) increasing a fibroblast viability on the medical implant textured surface that is in contact with tissue as compared to a second medical implant in use under the same conditions and of the same dimensions with no textured surface or a textured surface selected from one of a) an arithmetical mean height value (Sa) above about 3.0 μm and a developed interfacial area ratio (Sdr) below about 1.0 and a density of peaks (Spd) below about 1×106 peaks/mm2; b) a surface that has an arithmetical mean height value (Sa) above about 3.0 μm and a developed interfacial area ratio (Sdr) below about 1.0, or c) a surface that has an arithmetical mean height value (Sa) above about 3.0 μm and a density of peaks (Spd) below about 1×106 peaks/mm2.