Patent ID: 6626942
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: A61F,A61L

Abstract:
Biodegradable porous implants which are biocompatible with humans or animals comprising a plurality of bundles of flexible threads, each of said plurality of bundles comprising a plurality of said flexible threads including a central isotropic portion for absorbing constant loading and a movable outer portion for absorbing forces caused by extension or compression, and each of said plurality of flexible threads comprising from 50 to 500 filaments having a combined density of from 5 to 120 tex, each of said plurality of bundles having a predetermined twist of up to 150 revolutions per meter, and weft thread means holding together said plurality of bundles, said weft thread means having a distribution density of up to about 100 threads per cm calculated in the longitudinal direction of said flexible threads.