SELF REINFORCED ABSORBABLE DEVICE OR THEIR PARTS OR COMPONENTS FOR SURGICAL FIXATION OF DAMAGED AND/OR OPERATED TISSUES

摘要

This invention describes self-reinforced, absorbable materials and devices or their parts or components for surgical fixation of damaged and/or operated tissues, which materials, devices or their parts or components comprise: (1) matrix of an absorbable polymer or copolymer or of a polymer mixture, (2) reinforcement elements or structures constructed of them which are at least partially embedded in matrix and which reinforcement elements have the same chemical element percentual composition as matrix and (3) coating layer which covers a substantial part of the surface of the matrix-reinforcement element system and which coating layer has the same chemical element percentual composition as matrix (1) and reinforcement elements (2) have. The materials of this invention have better mechanical strength properties than the known absorbable materials have. Therefore the materials of this invention can be applied widely in surgical treatment to fixation of tissues or parts of them.