Ethicon, Gmbh

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Vishvaroop Agarwal

Henry Pokropinski, Jr

Samsel K Labrecque

Gene W Kammerer

Alastair W Hunter

Robert P Dougherty

Donald G Hill

Carlos Bustamante

A knitted surgical mesh formed from a yarn. The knitted mesh has from 18 to 24 courses per inch and from 5 12 to 16 wales per inch, a flexibility of from 400-950 mg-cm/cm, a burst strength greater than 175 pounds per square inch, and a pore size percentage greater than 37%.

Knitted surgical mesh

A prosthesis device for repairing a hernia having an insertion canal made of sheet material for extending through the hernia. The insertion canal is attached at one end to a collar and at the other end to a base that is to be on the inside of the abdominal cavity. The base may be a sheet or a pouch that is to be brought to bear on the inside the wall of the abdominal cavity. The insertion canal providing a simple way of deploying the sheet or pouch against the wall of a abdominal cavity.

Prosthetic device for the repair of a hernia

The present invention provides a process and apparatus for coating sutures.

Process and apparatus for coating surgical sutures

The present invention provides a coating mixture composed of a solvent selected from the group consisting of ethyl acetate, ethyl acetate/ethanol, n-propyl acetate/acetone, isopropyl acetate/ethanol, ethyl acetate/acetone and blends thereof; a biocompatable polymer and optionally a fatty acid salt. The present invention also provides a process for coating surgical articles comprising forming a coating mixture, contacting a surgical article with the coating mixture; and drying the coated surgical article to substantially remove the solvent.

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