Patent ID: 8016841
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: A61F,D04B

Abstract:
1. A resorbable polymeric mesh implant for use in reconstruction of soft tissue defects, comprising: a first arrangement of resorbable material comprising fibers; and a second arrangement of resorbable material comprising fibers, the second arrangement of resorbable material being substantially degradable at a later point in time than the first arrangement of resorbable material, wherein the first arrangement of resorbable material is in contact with the second arrangement of resorbable material such that the first arrangement of resorbable material locks movement of the second arrangement of resorbable material by traversing apertures of the second arrangement of resorbable material to maintain relative distension of the mesh implant substantially constant following a time of implantation and until the first arrangement of resorbable material is substantially degraded, such that the mesh implant has a first substantially constant relative distension before the first arrangement is substantially degraded, and wherein after the first arrangement of resorbable material is substantially degraded, the relative distension of the mesh implant substantially increases, wherein the first arrangement of resorbable material and the second arrangement of resorbable material have different patterns, wherein the second arrangement is a fabric having a structural integrity without a presence of the first arrangement, such that the mesh implant has a second relative distension after the first arrangement has substantially degraded, wherein the second relative distension is higher than the first relative distension.