Patent ID: 7931695
Filing Date: 2011-04-26
Classification: A61B,A61L

Abstract:
1. A polymer tissue fixation device for implantation into a living body, said polymer fixation device (i) comprising a porous body comprising at least one biopolymer and a plurality of pores, and (ii) being gradually resorbable by said living body, wherein at least at room temperature and within a zone of time that is defined by being from prior to said implantation up through said implantation, said porous body inherently possesses the property of being smoothly bent upon being subjected to a bending force, said bending force at least partially but irreversibly collapsing a portion of the pores to form a radius curve, whereby said porous body (a) inherently maintains said radius curve upon removal of the bending force, and (b) is rigid enough to protect a tissue attached to said device from shifting.