Proxy Biomedical Limited

Peter Gingras

Dean King

Gabriela Voskerician

Michael F White

Michael White

A soft tissue implant comprises a condensed surgical mesh having a plurality of monofilament biocompatible fibers. Condensing of the fibers reduces the void space between adjacent fibersin the mesh and reduces the surface area of the fibersavailable for contact with tissue. Condensation of the fibersmay be achieved by applying mechanical pressure, and/or vacuum, and/or heat to the mesh.

Medical device

A tissue scaffold includes a first film having a plurality of cell openings and a second film adjacent the first film and having a plurality of cell openings larger than the cell openings of the first film. The cell openings of the first film interconnect with the cell openings of the second film to define pathways extending through the first and second films.

Tissue scaffold

Described herein are tissue repair implants comprising at least a first layer of peritoneal membrane. The first layer of peritoneal membrane can be located adjacent to a second layer of peritoneal membrane and can be in direct contact with the second layer of peritoneal membrane. Additional layers (e.g., a third or fourth layer) can be included. Where more than one layer is present, the layers can be affixed to one another. For example, a first layer of peritoneal membrane can be attached to the second layer of peritoneal membrane by an adhesive bond, suture, or staple. One or more of the peritoneal membranes can be non-crosslinked, partially crosslinked, or substantially fully crosslinked. Any of the layers of peritoneal membrane may be attached to a wall (e.g., an interior or exterior wall) of an abdominal tissue by an adhesive, suture, and/or staples.

Tissue repair implant

A gastric constriction device () comprises a sheet () extending over part of the wall of the stomach (). Five bands () extend around the stomach () to fix the sheet () in position relative to the stomach (). The lower two bands () extend from the first side () of the sheet () around the stomach () only partially towards the second side (). These lower two bands () are not fixed to the second side (). This arrangement results in an unconstricted portion of the stomach (). In this manner, the device () restricts expansion of the majority of the stomach wall while facilitating expansion of this unconstricted portion (). The unconstricted portion () is therefore free to expand or bulge outwardly upon ingestion. This expansion may trigger the feeling of satiation due to the presence of the vagal nerves in this portion () of the stomach ().

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Galway, Ireland

Peter Gingras