Patent ID: 8361164

Claim:
A method for preventing a formation of adhesions between two tissues following a surgical procedure, comprising a step of implanting a device between the two tissues, said device comprising a plurality of layers, wherein said plurality of layers comprises at least an anterior layer and a posterior layer, said anterior and posterior layers each having an outer and inner surface, said inner surfaces facing each other such that they are disposed within an interior of the device, said outer surfaces disposed such that they form exterior faces of the device, at least said inner surfaces serving to resist adhesion to the two tissues, said plurality of layers having at least one releasable attachment means arranged between said plurality of layers and attaching said plurality of layers together, said releasable attachment means comprising at least one of sutures, staples, clips, magnets, static bonds created through static electricity, resorbable polymers, physically interlocking components, adhesives, salts, carbohydrates, gelatins and hydrogels, wherein after said implanting, said releasable attachment means releases, whereupon said plurality of layers are completely separate thereby further preventing adhesion between the two tissues.