Patent ID: 8679164

Claim:
A bendable polymer tissue fixation device for implantation into a living body, said polymer fixation device comprising a laminar body having an first layer, a second layer and an interface, said first layer comprising a porous form of a polymer material, said second layer comprising a non-porous form of said polymer material; said polymer material comprising a biopolymer, said porous form transitioning to the non-porous form at said interface, wherein at least at room temperature and within a period of time that is from prior to said implantation up through said implantation, said laminar body possesses the following properties: being capable of being smoothly bent upon application of a bending force, the bending force permanently collapsing a portion of the pores of the porous form to prevent cracking or breaking of the non-porous form, and said laminar body maintaining said bent condition following removal of the bending force.