Patent ID: 7947073

Claim:
A bioresorbable medical implant for use in a mammal comprising: a. a first layer comprising a first bioresorbable material being substantially free from resorbable particles; b. a third layer disposed relative to the first layer, the third layer comprising a third bioresorbable material being substantially free from resorbable particles, c. a second layer disposed adjacent the third layer, the second layer comprising a second bioresorbable material and resorbable particles of a first kind are dispersed within the second bioresorbable material, wherein the resorbable particles increase the resorption rate of the second bioresorbable material in the mammal, and the resorbable particles are comprised of the same bioresorbable material of the second bioresorbable material but wherein a molecular weight, crosslinking ratio, or crosslinking ions associated with the resorbable particles is different from that associated with the second bioresorbable material, wherein the medical implant comprises an interior surface and an exterior surface and wherein the first layer forms the interior surface and the second layer forms the exterior surface, and wherein the first bioresorbable material and the third bioresorbable material are different.