American Cyanamid Company

Dennis F Devereux

Henry Patrick Landi

A composite structure is disclosed having two or more biocompatible polymers. At least one of the polymers is nonabsorbable. The nonabsorbable polymer is extruded into a fiber. The fiber can be fabricated into a textile structure, for example a woven mesh. The nonabsorbable mesh is then encapsulated with at least one bioabsorbable polymer. The composite structure is useful for repairing anatomical defects, for example in a mammalian abdominal wall.

Surgical composite structure having absorbable and nonabsorbable

A polyglycolic acid mesh sling sewn above the pelvic inlet prevents small bowel descent into the true pelvis during radiation therapy for various pelvic malignancies.

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Pennington, NJ, United States of America

Dennis F Devereux