Porous surgical films

摘要

According to an aspect of the present invention, surgical films for soft tissue repair are provided. The surgical films comprise at least one sheet of a non-filamentous material within which pores are formed. Further aspects of the invention, among others, pertain to methods of using such surgical films and to kits containing such surgical films.

主权项

1. A surgical film for soft tissue repair, the surgical film comprising:
a multi-layer structure having a plurality of laminated sheets, the plurality of laminated sheets including:
a first sheet of non-filamentous material defining pores;a second sheet of filamentous material laminated to the first sheet, the second sheet defining pores; anda third sheet of filamentous or non-filamentous material laminated to the first sheet or to the second sheet, the surgical film including at least one calendared portion and at least one non-calendared portion, the at least one calendared portion being compressed such that a thickness of the at least one calendared portion is less than a thickness of the at least one non-calendared portion.