Ethicon, Gmbh

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Christoph Walther

Barbara Schuldt-Hempe

Jörg Priewe

Dajana Kaiser

Thorsten Deichmann

Volker Harms

Susan Cooper

Birgit Hartkop

Ruth Pfeiffer

Jorg Priewe

Burkhard Peters

Raimo Sump

Bernhard Hinsch

Stephen Wohlert

Aida Astani-Matthies

Andrea Hennemann

Jörg Holste

Michael Harm

Bernard Hinsch

Gunther Raddatz

Brigitte Hellhammer

Franz Ugahary

A surgical implant comprises an areal, flexible, mesh-like basic structure () including a knitted fabric made in gallon crotcheting technique, in which mesh pores () are formed from chains () made in closed pillar stitch. Adjacent chains (') are connected to each other, by at least one inlaying weft thread (), in sections forming a respective common side () of two adjacent mesh pores (&#x2032;). The inlaying weft thread (), in the region of said common side (), runs in at least three loop courses ().

Surgical implant

Surgical mesh implant

A surgical implant () comprises a mesh-like, flexible basic structure () having a center area and an outer periphery (), wherein the outer periphery () has a polygonal shape with N corners (), N being at least 3. The implant () may comprise at least two pockets (), each pocket () extending from a peripheral line which connects two corners () of the outer periphery () of the basic structure () towards the center area of the basic structure (). The center area of the basic structure () can be marked by a center marking (), wherein directional indicators () point from the center marking () to at least two corners () of the outer periphery () of the basic structure ().

A surgical implant () adapted for repairing a tissue or muscle wall defect comprises an outer section () and an inner section () located in the outer section (), wherein the outer section () and the inner section () are formed from one double-sheet of a flexible basic structure, which preferably comprises a mesh. The implant can be strengthened by reinforcement elements ().

An areal implant comprises a flexible, porous basic structure which is non-resorbable or partly resorbable and which contains non-resorbable colored elements arranged in a stripe-like pattern. Furthermore, resorbable colored elements arranged in a stripe-like pattern are provided.

Areal implant

A surgical implant has a mesh-like base structure () and a film (). The film () extends over at least part of the base structure (), is connected to the base structure () in partial regions, and has a coefficient of kinetic friction, relative to rat skin, of not more than 0.25. The film () is preferably absorbable.

A composite implant includes an anisotropic surgical mesh having more stretchability along a first axis and less stretchability along a second axis that traverses the first axis, and an alignment marker overlying a first major surface of the anisotropic mesh and extending along the first axis. The implant includes a first absorbable, anti-adhesion film overlying the alignment marker and the first major surface of the anisotropic mesh, and a second absorbable, anti-adhesion film overlying the second major surface of the biocompatible mesh. The alignment marker is disposed between the first and second absorbable films and the first and second absorbable films are laminated to the anisotropic mesh.

Composite anisotropic tissue reinforcing implants having alignment markers and methods of manufacturing same

Tissue repair implant

An areal implant has a long-term-stable, mesh-like basic structure which has pores of a size in the range from 1.5 mm to 8 mm and is provided, at least in a part area, on both sides with a synthetic, resorbable polymer film. The two polymer films are glued or welded together in pores of the basic structure.

An implant () has an areal basic structure made from weft-knitted or warp-knitted fabric which has a greater extendability in a central area () than in the peripheral area () of the implant (). The basic structure can be deformed in the central area () of the implant () to produce a projection () into the third dimension. The implant () preferably has a stiffening structure () in the area of the free end () of the projection (). The implant () is particularly suitable for treating hernias.

Implant

A reinforced areal implant particularly suitable to the repair of inguinal hernias has a net-type basic structure with a pore size of 1.5 mm to 4.0 mm and comprises textile strengthening elements, whose bending resistance, measured in a three-point flexibility test at a support length of 20 mm, is in the range 0.015 N/mm to 0.4 N/mm. The basic structure preferably contains a non-absorbable material and additionally an absorbable multi-filament yarn.

Reinforced areal implant

A strip-like implant () has a tape () with a first end () and with a second end (). In the area of at least one of the two ends (), a disk-like application aid () aligned with the plane of the tape () is arranged. The disk-like application aid can also be constructed in the shape of two jaws of a surgical gripping instrument which is set up to grip an implant tape.

Strip-like implant

In a process for coating surgical needles, a leveling coat is applied to a surface of a surgical needle in one step or in several steps to fill in and/or level out surface roughness A slip coating is applied to the leveling coat

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