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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2018
Applicant:
The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, GB;
Inventors:
Sheila Macneil, Sheffield, GB;
Christopher Reginald Chapple, Sheffield, GB;
Sabiniano Roman Regueros, Sheffield, GB;
Christopher James Hillary, Sheffield, GB;
Anthony James Bullock, Sheffield, GB;
Assignee:
University of Sheffield, Sheffield, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/18 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61L 27/36 (2006.01); A61L 27/38 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01); D01D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/18 (2013.01); A61F 2/0036 (2013.01); A61L 27/3604 (2013.01); A61L 27/3834 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01); A61F 2240/001 (2013.01); A61L 2430/22 (2013.01); D01D 5/003 (2013.01); D10B 2331/10 (2013.01); D10B 2509/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a scaffold for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence, wherein the scaffold comprises three layers of polyurethane: a first layer and a third layer in which the polyurethane fibres are randomly orientated and a second layer between said first and third layers in which the fibres are aligned longitudinally; methods of making such scaffolds and uses thereof.