Self-adherent implants and methods of preparation

a technology of medical implants and self-adherentness, applied in the field of self-adherent medical implants, can solve the problems of unsatisfactory increase in the duration of surgical procedures

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-04-16
TYCO HEALTHCARE GRP LP
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Such manipulations, while necessary with conventional fasteners, may undesirably increase the duration of the surgical procedure.
In addition, the fasteners support the implants only at the point of penetration and do not distribute the load across the entire surface of the implant.

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[0019]Medical implants that are self-adherent, packaging used to contain the implants, dispensers for activating the packaged implants and methods of preparing the self-adherent implants are all described herein. The implants contain an adhesive on at least a portion of the surface of the implant and a release sheet positioned over at least a portion of the adhesive.

[0020]As used herein, the term “implant” is used in the broadest sense and includes any biocompatible material that can be inserted into a body (human or any other animal) and which may remain in that body for at least some time. Some specific non-limiting examples of suitable implants include surgical meshes, patches, suture anchors, slings, grafts, bone plates, drug delivery devices, wound dressings, woven devices, non-woven devices, braided devices, adhesion barriers, tissue scaffolds, felts, pads, foams, films, fleeces, pledgets, buttresses, and other supportive medical devices. In some embodiments, the self-adherent...

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Abstract

Implants are described herein which contain an activated adhesive on at least a portion of the surface of the implant. A release sheet may be positioned over at least a portion of the adhesive. Packages which contain the implants and methods of preparing the implants are also described.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]The present application claims the benefit of and priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 999,079, filed on Oct. 16, 2007, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Technical Field[0003]The present disclosure relates to self-adherent medical implants and packaging for such implants. Methods of preparing self-adherent implants are also disclosed.[0004]2. Background of Related Art[0005]Currently methods for securing medical implants, e.g., surgical meshes, to tissue include the use of a variety of fasteners (such as tacks or staples) alone or in combination with adhesives.[0006]To work properly fasteners may need to be driven into specific areas of the implant as well as specific areas of the target tissue. As a result, the application of fasteners typically requires the use of graspers or other equipment to manipulate the implants and ensure that the fastener is properly positioned re...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61L17/00A61B17/08B65D25/08
CPCA61F2002/30448A61F2220/005A61B17/0401A61F2002/0072A61F2/0063A61F2/0077A61F2/0095A61B17/085B65D81/245
Inventor NENTWICK, BRIANHADBA, AHMAD ROBERT
Owner TYCO HEALTHCARE GRP LP
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