Flat implant of textile thread material, in particular hernia mesh implant
The invention relates to a flat implant of textile thread material, in particular a hernia mesh implant, in the form of single-layered mesh fabric ( 1 ) of a basis weight of 5 to 40 g/m 2 .
1. A flat implant of textile thread material in the form of single-layered mesh fabric ( 1 ; 1 ′; 1 ″) of a basis weight of 5 to 40 g/m 2 , wherein the mesh fabric ( 1 ; 1 ′, 1 ″) includes surface metallization containing titanium in the form of a thin film that is applied by plasma deposition.
2. An implant according to claim 1 , wherein its basis weight amounts to 10 to 39 g/m 2 .
3. An implant according to claim 1 , wherein the mesh fabric ( 1 , 1 ″) is made from single-thread monofilament ( 2 ; 2 ″) and wherein the basis weight amounts to 10 to 20 g/m 2 or 32 to 39 g/m 2 .
4. An implant according to claim 1 , wherein the mesh fabric ( 1 ′) is made from double-thread monofilament ( 2 ′) and wherein the basis weight amounts to 20 to 37 g/m 2 .
5. An implant according to claim 1 , wherein the threads ( 2 ; 2 ′, 2 ″) have a gauge of 10 to 150 μm.
6. An implant according to claim 1 , wherein the mesh fabric ( 1 ; 1 ′; 1 ″) is one of hosiery or knit fabric.
7. An implant according to claim 1 , wherein the mesh fabric ( 1 ; 1 ′) has a mesh density of 2,500 to 25,000 meshes per square decimeter.
8. An implant according to claim 1 , wherein the mesh fabric ( 1 ; 1 ′; 1 ″) has a porosity of 65 to 85%.
9. An implant according to claim 1 , wherein the mesh fabric ( 1 ; 1 ′; 1 ″) is transparent.
10. An implant according to claim 1 , wherein the mesh fabric has a lattice structure comprising apertures ( 3 ; 3 ′, 3 ″) which are of the type of squares or parallelograms.
11. An implant according to claim 1 , wherein the mesh fabric includes clear mesh apertures ( 3 ; 3 ′; 3 ″) of a size of 0.3 to 2 mm 2 .
12. An implant according to claim 1 , wherein the mesh fabric ( 1 ; 1 ′; 1 ″) has a warp satin texture.
13. An implant according to claim 1 , wherein the mesh fabric ( 1 ; 1 ′; 1 ″) entirely consists of polypropylene.
14. An implant according to claim 1 , wherein the mesh fabric ( 1 ; 1 ′; 1 ″) is comprised of monofil threads.
15. An implant according to claim 1 , wherein the mesh fabric ( 1 ; 1 ′; 1 ″) has a thickness of 0.10 to 0.40 mm.
16. An implant according to claim 1 , wherein the single-layered mesh fabric ( 1 ; 1 ′; 1 ″) has a rectangular basic shape with rounded corners ( 5 ), the radius of curvature (r) of which ranges between 4 and 40 mm.
17. An implant according to claim 1 , wherein the edges ( 4 ) of the single-layered mesh fabric ( 1 ; 1 ′) are laser-cut.