Synthetic artificial ligament impregnated and coated with an elastic resin, and its coating process

Abstract

Abstract The present invention relates to a prosthetic ligament comprising a core (1) consisting of adjacent longitudinal synthetic fibres (2) which are coated with a biocompatible viscoelastic material (8), such as a biocompatible elastomeric resin, in the intra-articular part (7) of the ligament, in such a way as to leave the opposite end parts (10, 11) of the core (1) free and uncoated. In order to improve the mechanical characteristics of the ligament and to make them as similar as possible to those of a biological ligament, the fibres (2) of the core are twisted before coating with the resin (8) and are held thus twisted by this coating. <IMAGE>

Inventors

• 👤 Jacques-Philippe Laboureau

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