Patent ID: 9566370
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A61F,A61L

Claim:
1. A resorbable polymeric mesh implant having a modulus of elasticity in a first direction, the resorbable polymeric mesh implant comprising: a first resorbable material having a first modulus of elasticity in the first direction and a first time of substantial degradation; and a second resorbable material having a second modulus of elasticity in the first direction and a second time of substantial degradation, wherein the first modulus of elasticity is greater than the second modulus of elasticity, wherein the second time of substantial degradation is longer than the first time of substantial degradation, wherein from a time of implantation of the resorbable polymeric mesh implant in a surrounding tissue to the first time of substantial degradation: wherein from the first time of substantial degradation to the second time of substantial degradation: wherein the modulus of elasticity of the resorbable polymeric mesh implant in the first direction is time-dependent irrespective of the load applied to the surrounding tissue in the first direction.