Claims
- 1. A knitted surgical mesh comprised of a knitted yarn, the knitted mesh having from about 40 to about 80 courses per inch and from about 7 to about 11 wales per inch three bar warp knit construction with a bar pattern set-up Front Bar: 2/3, 2/1, 2/3, 2/1, 2/3, 1/0, 1/2, 1/0: Middle Bar: 1/0, 2/3, 2/3, 1/0, 1/0, 2/3, 2/3, 1/0: Back Bar: 1/0, 1/2, 1/0, 1/2, 1/0, 2/3, 2/1, 2/3.
- 2. The knitted surgical mesh of claim 1, wherein the pore size percentage mesh is from about 55% to about 70%.
- 3. The knitted surgical mesh of claim 2, wherein the pore size percentage of the mesh is from about 62% to about 68%.
- 4. The knitted surgical mesh of claim 1, wherein the mesh has a burst strength from about 100 to about 140 pounds per square inch.
- 5. The knitted surgical mesh of claim 1, wherein the mesh has a thickness of from about 16 to about 20 mils.
- 6. The knitted surgical mesh of claim 5, wherein the thickness of the mesh is from about 17 to about 19 mils.
- 7. The surgical mesh of claim 1, wherein the yarn is a polypropylene yarn.
- 8. The surgical mesh of claim 7, wherein the yarn is a monofilament polypropylene yarn.
- 9. The surgical mesh of claim 8, wherein the yarn has a diameter of from about 3.0 to about 6.0.
- 10. The surgical mesh of claim 1, wherein the mesh includes a key-hole shaped opening within an interior region of the mesh.
- 11. The surgical mesh of claim 1, wherein the yarn is a multi-filament yarn.
- 12. The surgical mesh of claim 1, wherein the yarn is a monofilament yarn.
- 13. The surgical mesh of claim 1, wherein the yarn is a non-absorbable yarn made from a material selected from the group consisting of cotton, linen, silk, polyamides, polyesters, fluoropolymers, polyolefins and combinations thereof.
- 14. The surgical mesh of claim 1, wherein the yarn is an absorbable yarn made from a material selected from the group consisting of homopolymers and copolymers of lactide (which includes lactic acid d-, 1- and meso lactide), glycolide (including glycolic acid), ε-caprolactone, p-dioxanone (1,4-dioxan-2-one), trimethylene carbonate (1,3-dioxan-2-one), alkyl derivatives of trimethylene carbonate, δ-valerolactone, β-butyrolactone, γ-butyrolactone, ε-decalactone, hydroxybutyrate, hydroxyvalerate, 1,4-dioxepan-2-one (including its dimer 1,5,8,12-tetraoxacyclotetradecane-7,14-dione), 1,5-dioxepan-2-one, 6,6-dimethyl- 1,4-dioxan-2-one and polymer blends thereof.
- 15. The surgical mesh of claim 11, wherein the yarn is made from polypropylene fiber.
- 16. The surgical mesh of claim 12, wherein the yarn is made from polypropylene fiber.
Parent Case Info
This is a Continuation-in-part of prior application Ser. No. 09/328,061, filed Jun. 8, 1999 now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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