A REINFORCED ABSORBABLE MULTILAYERED FABRIC FOR USE IN MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - Patent 2018449

(19)

(11)

EP 2 018 449 A1

(12)

(43)	Date of publication:
	28.01.2009 Bulletin 2009/05

(21)	Application number: 06749638.0

(22)	Date of filing: 10.04.2006

(51)

International Patent Classification (IPC):

D04H 13/00^(2006.01)

D04H 1/42^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2006/013284

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2007/117238 (18.10.2007 Gazette 2007/42)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK YU

(71)	Applicant: Ethicon, Inc
	Somerville, NJ 08876-0151 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	SHETTY, Dhanuraj S. Somerset, New Jersey 08873 (US) PENDHARKAR, Sanyog Manohar Edison, New Jersey 08817 (US) GORMAN, Anne Jessica Hightstown, NJ 08520 (US) KALIRAI, Simmi Hoboken, NJ 07030 (US) MOORE, Jerry Slatersville, Rhode Island 02876 (US)

(74)	Representative: James, Anthony Christopher W.P.
	Carpmaels & Ransford 43-45 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA London WC1A 2RA (GB)

(54)	A REINFORCED ABSORBABLE MULTILAYERED FABRIC FOR USE IN MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE