HIGH DENSITY FIBROUS POLYMERS SUITABLE FOR IMPLANT

摘要

A process to create a malleable, biocompatible polymer material for the repair or replacement of tissue, comprising the steps of providing a vessel containing a slurry, said slurry comprising a plurality of polymer fibers and at least one suspension fluid, wherein the polymer fibers are substantially evenly dispersed and randomly oriented throughout the volume of the suspension fluid; applying a gyroscopic force to said vessel containing said slurry, in such a way that said gyroscopic force serves to cause said polymer fibers to migrate through the suspension fluid and amass, thereby forming a polymer material, with said polymer material comprising polymer fibers of sufficient length and sufficiently interlaced and interlocked to retard dissociation of said polymer fibers upon contact with a fluid, thereby forming a malleable, polymer material having a consistency like putty at least when hydrated; removing said polymer material from said vessel for implantation in said interlaced and interlocked form.