MEDICAL PRODUCT WITH BIODEGRADABLE PORTION
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a medical product with a biodegradable portion. The biodegradable portion is made of a biodegradable material and the biodegradable portion degrades faster than the remaining portion of the medical product.
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12 . A conformal fabric system for a wearer, the system comprising:
a first fabric portion; and
a second fabric portion having reactive fibers with a reactive property, the reactive fibers configured to be positionable against the user and shrink between a first configuration having a first entire fiber length and a second configuration having a second entire fiber length that is shorter than the first entire fiber length in response to heat from the wearer,
wherein the second configuration is configured to be more conforming to the wearer than the first configuration.
13 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the heat is at a body temperature of the wearer.
14 . The system of claim 1 , wherein first and second fabric portions are configured to form at least part of clothing.
15 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first and second fabric portions are configured to form at least part of a surgical gown.
16 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first and second fabric portions are configured to form at least part of at least one of pants, shirt, sock, bathing suit, undergarment, and glove.
17 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first and second fabric portions are configured to form at least part of a surgical dressing.
18 . The system of claim 1 , wherein at least the first or second fabric portion is woven.
19 . The system of claim 1 , wherein at least the first or second fabric portion includes at least one of biodegradable, synthetic, and natural fibers.
20 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the second fabric portion becomes more pliable or shrinks from the first configuration to the second configuration.
21 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first fabric portion includes reactive fibers.
22 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the first and second fabric portions are configured to react differently to heat.
23 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the reactive property includes the temperature at which at least part of the second fabric portion becomes more pliable.
24 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the first fabric portion includes a reactive property that is different than the reactive property of the second fabric portion.
25 . A method for fabricating a conformal fabric for a wearer, the method comprising:
providing a first fabric portion; and
coupling a second fabric portion to the first fabric portion, the second fabric portion having reactive fibers that are configured to be positionable against the wearer and configured to shrink from a first configuration having a first fiber length and a second configuration having a second fiber length when exposed to an external heat source,
wherein the second configuration is configured to be more conforming to the wearer than the first configuration.
26 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the heat is from the wearer.
27 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the first and second fabric portions are configured to form at least part of clothing.
28 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the first and second fabric portions are configured to form at least part of a surgical gown.
29 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the first and second fabric portions are configured to form at least part of a surgical dressing.
30 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the second fabric portion becomes more pliable or shrinks from the first configuration to the second configuration.
31 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the second fabric portion includes reactive fibers.
32 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the first fabric portion includes a reactive property that is different than the reactive property of the second fabric portion.
33 . A conformal fabric system for a wearer, the system comprising:
a first fabric portion having first reactive fibers with a first reactive property; and
a second fabric portion having second reactive fibers with a second reactive property,
wherein the first and second reactive fibers are configured to change between a first configuration and a second configuration in response to heat and wherein the second configuration is configured to be more confirming to the wearer than the first configuration by having a second entire fiber length that is shorter than the first entire fiber length.
34 . The system of claim 22 , wherein the heat is from the wearer.
35 . The system of claim 22 , wherein the first and second fabric portions are configured to form at least part of clothing.
36 . The system of claim 22 , wherein the first and second fabric portions are configured to form at least part of a surgical gown.
37 . The system of claim 22 , wherein the first and second fabric portions are configured to form at least part of a surgical dressing.
38 . The system of claim 22 , wherein at least the first or second fabric portion becomes more pliable or shrinks from the first configuration to the second configuration.
39 . The system of claim 22 , wherein the first reactive property is different than the second reactive property.