Patent ID: 7083644
Filing Date: 2006-08-01
Classification: A61L

Abstract:
1. An implantable prosthesis having improved mechanical and chemical properties comprising: a radiation resistant and hydrolytically stable biocompatible fabric having inner and outer surfaces and first and second ends; said fabric having a woven textile construction comprising a plurality of radial filaments and a plurality of longitudinal filaments, said longitudinal filaments being disposed longitudinally along the length of said prosthesis and said radial filaments being disposed generally perpendicularly to said longitudinal filaments, said longitudinal filaments and said radial filaments comprising at least two naphthalene dicarboxylate derivatives, wherein said radiation resistant and hydrolytically stable biocompatible fabric is stable at a temperature of at least about 120° C., and wherein said radial filaments comprises a combination of undrawn and partially drawn radial filaments.