Patent ID: 6673362
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61L

Abstract:
A resorbable scar-tissue reduction micro-membrane for attenuating a formation of post-surgical scar tissue between a healing post-surgical site and adjacent surrounding tissue following an in vivo surgical procedure on the post-surgical site, the implant having a pre-implant configuration, which is defined as a configuration of the implant immediately before the implant is formed between the post-surgical site and the adjacent surrounding tissue, the implant comprising.a substantially planar membrane of resorbable polymer base material having a first substantially-smooth side and a second substantially-smooth side, the substantially planar membrane of resorbable polymer base material comprising a single layer of resorbable polymer base material between the first substantially-smooth side and the second substantially-smooth side, the single layer of resorbable polymer base material having a substantially uniform composition; wherein a thickness of the single layer of resorbable polymer base material, measured between the first substantially-smooth side and the second substantially-smooth side, is between about 10 microns and about 300 microns; wherein the single layer of resorbable polymer base material is non-porous; and wherein the single layer of resorbable polymer base material is adapted to maintain a smooth-surfaced barrier between the healing post-surgical site and the adjacent surrounding tissue for a relatively extended period of time sufficient to attenuate or eliminate any formation of scar tissue between the post-surgical site and the adjacent surrounding tissue, and is adapted to be resorbed into the mammalian body within a period of approximately 18 to 24 months from an initial implantation of the implant into the mammalian body.