Sofradim Production

Covidien LP

Tyco Healthcare Group LP

Convidien LP

Julie Lecuivre

Alfredo Meneghin

Xavier Bourges

Pierre Bailly

Philippe Gravagna

Yves Bayon

Dagmar Dassonville

Linda Spinnler

Nicholas P Maiorino

Sébastien Ladet

Brian F Nentwick

Michel Therin

Nicolas Prost

Megan L Prommersberger

Megan Stopek

Damien Simons

Thomas Corso

Matthew Prescott

Karine Trogneux

Anthony Mira

Dagmar (Dassonville) Guyader

Megan Stopek (née Prommersberger)

The present invention relates to a prosthesis () for the repair of an inguinal hernia, which prosthesis () is intended to be implanted by a posterior or open laparoscopic route and comprises: an openworked textile () made of biocompatible material, comprising a first face () intended to be placed facing the biological tissues of the inguinal region, and a second face () arranged opposite said first face and intended to be placed facing the peritoneum, said first face being provided with fastening means that are able to fix said textile in said biological tissues of the inguinal region, characterized in that at least a part of said second face () is covered with a non-porous coating () composed of a material that is hydrosoluble at 37° C. and non-hydrosoluble at 25° C. The invention also relates to a method for producing such a prosthesis.

Prosthesis for inguinal hernia

The invention relates to a prosthetic porous knit based on a monofilament of a biocompatible polymer material, the pattern followed for the knitting of said monofilament on a warp knitting machine having two guide bars B1, B2 being the following, according to the ISO 11676 standard: The invention further relates to a method for producing such a knit and to a hernia prosthesis comprising such a knit.

Prosthetic porous knit

The present invention relates to a prosthesis () comprising an openworked three-dimensional knit () comprising a front face and a rear face, each face being formed with one or more laps of yarns defining pores on said face, the front face being bound to the rear face by connecting yarns defining a spacer, characterized in that the connecting yarns are distributed so that they define an entanglement of yarns crossing each other at the spacer, without obstructing the pores of the front and rear faces.

Prosthesis comprising a three-dimensional and openworked knit

The present invention relates to a synthetic prosthesis for tissue reinforcement comprising:

Synthetic prosthesis comprising a knit and a non porous film and method for forming same

The invention relates to a prosthetic porous knit based on a monofilament of a biocompatible polymer material, the pattern followed for the knitting of said monofilament on a warp knitting machine having two guide bars B1, B2 being the following, according to the ISO 11676 standard:—Bar B1: 1.2/4.5/4.3/4.5/4.3/1.0/1.2/1.0//—Bar B2: 1.3/1.0/1.2/1.0/1.2/4.5/4.3/4.5// The invention further relates to a method for producing such a knit and to a hernia prosthesis comprising such a knit.

The present invention relates to a prosthetic knit based on at least a first yarn of biocompatible polymer material defining first and second opposite and openwork faces, and on at least a second biocompatible and heat-fusible monofilament yarn, forming barbs that protrude outwards from at least said first face and are obtained by melting loops generated by said second yarn, the chart followed for the knitting of said first and second yarns on a warp knitting machine having three guide bars B1, B2, B3 being the following, according to the ISO 11676 standard:—Bar B1: 1.0/0.1//—Bar B2: 1.0/7.7/6.6/7.78—Bar B3: 2.1/5.5/3.4/0.0// said second yarn following the chart of bar B3. The present invention also relates to a process for manufacturing such a knit.

Barbed prosthetic knit and hernia repair mesh made therefrom as well as process for making said prosthetic knit

The present invention relates to a prosthesis () for the repair of an inguinal hernia, which prosthesis () is intended to be implanted by a posterior or open laparoscopic route and comprises: an openworked textile () made of biocompatible material, comprising a first face () intended to be placed facing the biological tissues of the inguinal region, and a second face () arranged opposite said first face and intended to be placed facing the peritoneum, said first face being provided with fastening means that are able to fix said textile in said biological tissues of the inguinal region, characterized in that at least a part of said second face () is covered with a non-porous coating () composed of a material that is hydrosoluble at 37&#xb0; C. and non-hydrosoluble at 25&#xb0; C. The invention also relates to a method for producing such a prosthesis.

The present invention relates to a prosthetic knit based on at least a first yarn of biocompatible polymer material defining first and second opposite and openwork faces, and on at least a second biocompatible and heat-fusible monofilament yarn, forming barbs that protrude outwards from at least said first face and are obtained by melting loops generated by said second yarn, the chart followed for the knitting of said first and second yarns on a warp knitting machine having three guide bars B1, B2, B3 being the following, according to the ISO 11676 standard: &#x2014;Bar B1: 1.0/0.1//&#x2014;Bar B2: 1.0/7.7/6.6/7.7//&#x2014;Bar B3: 2.1/5.5/3.4/0.0// said second yarn following the chart of bar B3. The present invention also relates to a process for manufacturing such a knit.

Multilayer structures including a porous layer and a non-porous layer are useful as buttresses when associated with a surgical stapling apparatus.

Buttress and surgical stapling apparatus

The present invention relates to an openwork prosthetic knit () made from a single piece based on at least a first yarn made of biocompatible polymer material that defines a first face () and a second face that are opposite one another and from a second biocompatible yarn that generates barbs () that protrude outwards from at least said first face, characterized in that said first face comprises at least one longitudinal strip () in the direction of the manufacture of said knit, over which it is provided with said barbs (), and at least one longitudinal strip () in the direction of the manufacture of said knit, over which it is free of such barbs. It also relates to a process for manufacturing such a knit () and to a prosthesis comprising such a knit ().

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