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US 10,864,068 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for repairing a hernia
AssigneeDavol Inc.
InventorMordehai Sholev
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Abstract
A hernia repair device, comprising: an inflatable balloon having an inflation tube, the inflation tube having a proximal end attached to said balloon and a distal end adapted to be extracted from the body, separately from the balloon, via an opening which is smaller than a laparoscopic opening, and a mesh removably attached to said balloon, wherein the inflation tube passes through the mesh.
Claims17
A device for delivering a soft tissue repair prosthetic, comprising:
- an inflatable balloon configured to be removably connected with the soft tissue repair prosthetic and configured to be manipulated into a reduced configuration for insertion into a body, the inflatable balloon having an inflation tube, a first outer inflatable segment, a second outer inflatable segment, and an intermediate inflatable segment positioned between the first outer inflatable segment and the second outer inflatable segment, wherein the intermediate inflatable segment extends substantially in a first direction;
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- an appendage extending from the intermediate inflatable segment, a distal end of the appendage extending in the first direction,
- wherein:
- the inflation tube is attached to the intermediate inflatable segment via the appendage,
- the appendage has a first end and a second end, the intermediate inflatable segment being at the first end, and the inflation tube extending from the second end, and
- the appendage terminates at the second end.
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