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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2005
Filed:
May. 26, 2000
Applicants:
Barbara Schuldt-hempe, Rosenstr, DE;
Christoph Walther, Dorfstr, DE;
Inventors:
Barbara Schuldt-Hempe, Rosenstr, DE;
Christoph Walther, Dorfstr, DE;
Assignee:
Ethicon G.m.b.H., , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B017/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A reinforced areal implant particularly suitable to the repair of inguinal hernias has a net-type basic structure with a pore size of 1.5 mm to 4.0 mm and comprises textile strengthening elements, whose bending resistance, measured in a three-point flexibility test at a support length of 20 mm, is in the range 0.015 N/mm to 0.4 N/mm. The basic structure preferably contains a non-absorbable material and additionally an absorbable multi-filament yarn.