| abstract |
The invention relates to a prosthetic product having a composite material wall moulded into the shape of a part of a body, characterized in that the wall of the prosthetic product is composed of, on one hand, an reinforcing textile including continuous length fibres, and on the other hand, a textile matrix including thermoplastic polymer fibres, preferably of continuous length. Analogously herewith, the invention also relates to a process for the manufacture of a prosthetic product comprising a composite material wall moulded into the shape of a part of a body, comprising the following manufacturing steps: providing a mould onto which the composite material wall is to be formed; applying an reinforcing textile including continuous length fibres onto the mould; applying a matrix textile including thermoplastic polymer fibres preferably of continuous length onto the mould, at least externally of the reinforcing textile, and melting the polymer matrix fibres for embedding of the reinforcing textile fibres in a thermoplastic polymer matrix, followed by cooling and consolidation of the composite material wall. |