Patent ID: 9744019
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A61F,A61L,D04B,D10B

Claim:
1. A prosthetic fabric comprising an arrangement of yarns defining at least two faces, the fabric comprising on at least one of the faces, a plurality of barbs that protrude outward relative to the face, wherein the barbs comprise one or more filaments covered with a coating made of a water-soluble biocompatible material, wherein the water-soluble material comprises a mixture of a first polyethylene glycol having a molar mass of 1000 Da and a second polyethylene glycol having a molar mass different from 1000 Da, wherein a mass of the mixture coating the barbs ranges from 20% to 110% relative to a mass of the fabric and the barbs covered with the coating are configured to be temporarily entangled with one another while remaining easily separated by sliding over one another.