Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for structures including an alloy of calcium, strontium, and magnesium.

A medical implant comprising a plurality of layers, each layer comprising a polymer and a plurality of uni-directionally aligned continuous reinforcement fibers.

A shunt for draining ocular fluid of one embodiment includes a tubular body formed of a mesh material including bioactive glass fiber and collagen, the tubular body including an implantation member and a conduit through the implantation member. The implantation member and the conduit are formed integrally. Other embodiments are also contemplated.

The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, and kits that enable the in situ growth of polymers on or within a subject. In some aspects, the tissue-active monomers, including monomers comprising macromolecules, provide abroad set of material choices for synthetic tissue barriers. In additional aspects, the compositions, methods, and kits are useful for treating or preventing a disease or disorder.

A staple cartridge comprising a tissue thickness compensator is disclosed. The tissue thickness compensator comprises an external layer and tubular elements. The tubular elements are interconnected and positioned within the external layer. The tubular elements comprise apertures defined therein and the tubular elements are configured to collapse as pressure is applied to the tissue thickness compensator by tissue during the firing motion. The apertures enable fluids from the tissue to permeate the tissue thickness compensator.

The present invention relates, in general terms, to methods of reducing the formation of post-surgery tissue adhesion in a subject in need thereof by administering an adhesion barrier composition. The present invention also relates to methods of preventing the formation of tissue adhesion during or post-surgery in a subject in need thereof. The adhesion barrier composition comprises sporopollenin and a biodegradable polymer. The present invention also relates to methods of fabricating the adhesion barrier composition.

The invention relates to magnesium screws and screw-like devices for dental implant surgery and, more particularly, to magnesium and magnesium-based tenting devices for implementation in periosteal and gingival tissue overlying an alveolar ridge of a mandible or maxilla to provide vertical ridge augmentation, i.e., bone regeneration. The tenting devices may be composed of magnesium in dry form, such as metallic magnesium and salts thereof; or magnesium alloy including magnesium in dry form and at least one alloying element or compound; or magnesium-polymer composite including magnesium in dry form and at least one polymer.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for structures including an alloy of calcium, strontium, and magnesium.

Nonwoven resorbable pouches that at least partially enclose implantable medical devices and improved methods for producing the implantable medical device pouches are described. The nonwoven pouches may comprise one or more drugs. Implantable medical devices that are placed in the pouches prior to implantation are prevented from migrating from the site of implantation by tissue ingrowth into the pouch. Antibiotics may be incorporated into the pouches to prevent post-operative infections. The pouches may be formed in fewer steps than conventional pouches, and without polymer coatings. Nonwoven pouches can be formed in one step by dry spinning instead of using multiple processing steps. In embodiments, the nonwoven pouches are smoother on the inside than the outside to tightly fit the implantable medical devices internally while encouraging external tissue ingrowth. In embodiments, the nonwoven pouches eliminate the use of knitted or woven multifilament fibers that can trap bacteria and result in post-operative infection.

The present invention relates to a porous scaffold having excellent tissue engineering properties, and a method for manufacturing same. The scaffold of the present invention can be manufactured by a simple process, and exhibits high tensile strength and biocompatibility, as well as an excellent cell engraftment rate, and thus can be useful as a support composition for various of human transplantation, for example, as a support for artificial ligaments or abdominal wall reinforcement.