MULTI-COMPONENT-FILAMENT-BASED SURGICAL MESHES

摘要

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, surgical meshes are provided that contain at least one multi-component polymeric filament. The multi-component polymeric filament further contains at least two components of differing composition.

主权项

1. A surgical mesh comprising a multi-component polymeric filament which comprises a filamentous component in the form of multiple sub-filaments and a matrix component that joins the sub-filaments into a single filament, wherein the filamentous component comprises a biostable polymer and the matrix component comprises a bioabsorbable polymer such that the multi-component polymeric filament forms a plurality of distinct small filaments corresponding to said sub-filaments upon absorption of the bioabsorbable polymer in vivo.