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

Claim 1:
2. The surgical mesh implant of claim 1, wherein the surgical mesh implant has one or more of the following: (i) an areal density of 5 g/m2 to 800 g/m2, (ii) a suture pullout strength of at least 10 N, (iii) pores with a diameter of at least 10 μm, (iv) a burst strength greater than 0.1 kPa, (v) a Taber stiffness of at least 0.01 Taber stiffness units, (vi) knitted fibers, woven fibers, crocheted fibers or braided fibers, (vii) monofilament fibers, (viii) multifilament fibers, and (ix) a degradation rate in phosphate buffered saline at 37° C. wherein the weight average molecular weight of the surgical mesh implant decreases between 10% and 30% over a 12-week time period.