Implantable prosthetic device
AssigneeC.R. Bard, Inc.
InventorsMelissa Bowley, Brian Leach
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Abstract
An implantable prosthesis and a method of repairing an anatomical defect, such as a soft tissue defect, by promoting tissue growth with the prosthetic. The prosthesis includes a body with an inner portion and an outer margin that extends outwardly beyond the inner portion, the outer margin including an inner portion side and an outer peripheral edge. The outer margin includes a tissue infiltratable portion, such as a tissue infiltratable layer, having a thickness that decreases from the inner portion side towards the outer peripheral edge.
Claims34
An implantable prosthesis for repairing a soft tissue defect, the implantable prosthesis comprising:
- a body configured to cover or plug the soft tissue defect, the body having an inner portion and an outer margin extending outwardly beyond the inner portion, the outer margin having an inner portion side and an outer peripheral edge, wherein the outer margin includes a tissue infiltratable portion having a thickness that decreases in an outwardly direction from the inner portion side towards the outer peripheral edge, wherein an exposed portion of the outer margin having the thickness that decreases in the outwardly direction is tissue infiltratable.
The implantable prosthesis of 5, where the thickness of the outer margin decreases in a stepped fashion from the inner portion side to the outer peripheral edge.
A method of repairing a soft tissue defect with an implantable prosthesis, the method comprising:
- covering or plugging the soft tissue defect with the implantable prosthesis, the prosthesis including a body having an inner portion and an outer margin extending outwardly beyond the inner portion, the outer margin having an inner portion side and an outer peripheral edge, wherein the outer margin comprises a tissue infiltratable portion having a thickness that decreases in an outwardly direction from the inner portion side towards the outer peripheral edge, wherein an exposed portion of the outer margin having the thickness that decreases in the outwardly direction is tissue infiltratable.
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