Patent ID: 9427298
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: A61F,A61L

Claim Text:
1. A textile implant including a bio-adhesive composition to adhere the implant to a surgical site, in particular for repairing hernias, the implant comprising a textile piece having a first face completely or partially covered in the bio-adhesive composition that is hydrosoluble and absorbable, the bio-adhesive composition consisting essentially of a bio-adhesive polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) polymer that is hydrosoluble and absorbable, and a plasticizer that ranges only from about 1% to less than 4% by weight of said bio-adhesive composition such that the textile implant may be rolled up without the bio-adhesive composition cracking, with the adhesive function of the PVP polymer being activatable in a moist or wet medium.