CPC A61F 2/0063 (2013.01) [D04B 21/12 (2013.01); D04B 21/14 (2013.01); D04B 21/20 (2013.01); D06C 7/00 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0068 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2240/001 (2013.01); D10B 2401/041 (2013.01); D10B 2403/0111 (2013.01); D10B 2501/0632 (2013.01); D10B 2509/08 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A prosthetic knit comprising at least a first monofilament yarn of biocompatible polymer material defining first and second opposite faces, said first face including barbs protruding substantially perpendicular to a plane of the first face and said second face including openings, wherein the openings and the barbs are distributed such that when the knit is rolled upon itself at least some of the barbs present on the first face are caused to be trapped within some of the openings on the second face, wherein the openings and the barbs are distributed such that the knit experiences a number of points of resistance of 52±11 when the knit is unrolled at a constant extension rate.
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