SILK MEDICAL DEVICE

摘要

An implantable knitted silk mesh for use in human soft tissue support and repair having a particular knit pattern that substantially prevents unraveling and preserves the stability of the mesh when cut, the knitted mesh including at least two yarns laid in a knit direction and engaging each other to define a plurality of nodes.

主权项

1. A process for making a knitted silk mesh, the process comprising the steps of:
(a) knitting a first silk yarn in a first wale direction using the pattern 3/1-1/1-1/3-3/3; (b) knitting a second silk yarn in a second wale direction using the pattern 1/1-1/3-3/3-3/1, and; (c) knitted a third silk yarn in a course direction using the pattern 7/7-9/9-7/7-9/9-7/7-9/9/-1/1-1/1-3/3-1/1-3/3-1/1, thereby obtaining a knitted ilk mesh.