Patent ID: 9205238
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: A61F,A61L,A61M,B29C

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacture for a seroma drainage device for use in a body in combination with an implant and a suction drain, comprising the steps of: providing at least a first ePTFE sheet having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface adapted to be oriented toward the implant, texturizing the second surface with an irregularly configured outer surface to promote body tissue bio-integration into the second surface, the second surface being textured by the method comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of lucencies disposed between the first surface and the second surface, the lucencies being adapted to permit the flow of fluids within the body from the first surface to the second surface, wherein the suction drain being located in intimate contact with the lucencies at the second surface of the first she to provide suction for drainage of fluid from the first surface to the second surface of the sheet.