Textile-based prothesis for laparoscopic surgery
AssigneeSofradim Production
InventorPierre Bailly
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Abstract
The invention relates to a prosthesis (1) comprising a textile (2) of elongate shape defining a longitudinal axis A, and a reinforcing element comprising at least one semi-rigid elongate structure (8) connected to said textile, said structure being substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis A and having a distal end provided with at least one fastening element (4) distinct from said textile and capable of cooperating with a part of a tool (10) that is able to pass through said trocar, in order to temporarily couple said prosthesis to said tool.
Claims16
A prosthesis intended to be conveyed to an implantation site with the aid of a trocar, comprising:
- at least one flexible biocompatible textile having a first face and second face opposite the first face and a shape defining a longitudinal axis, and
- a first reinforcing element for said textile, the first reinforcing element including a first semi-rigid elongate rod segment fixed to the first face of the textile without coming loose of the first face and extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, the first semi-rigid rod segment having a distal end provided with a first fastening element having a shape of a first ring distinct from the textile and configured to cooperate with a part of a tool that is able to pass through a trocar, in order to temporarily couple the prosthesis to the tool, and
- a second reinforcing element for said textile separate from the first reinforcing element, the second reinforcing element including a second semi-rigid elongate rod segment fixed to the first face of the textile without coming loose of the first face and extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, the second semi-rigid rod segment having a distal end provided with a second fastening element having a shape of a second ring distinct from the textile and configured to cooperate with a part of a tool that is able to pass through a trocar, in order to temporarily couple the prosthesis to the tool, wherein the first and second reinforcing elements extend substantially parallel to each other.
A prosthesis intended to be conveyed to an implantation site with the aid of a trocar, comprising:
- at least one flexible biocompatible textile having opposite first and second faces defined by an outer peripheral edge and extending between a proximal end and a distal end, the textile configured to be introduced through the trocar in a distal direction,
- a first reinforcing element for said textile, the first reinforcing element including a first semi-rigid elongate rod segment fixed to the first face of the textile without coming loose of the first face and extending in a distal direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the textile, the first semi-rigid rod segment having a distal end provided with a first fastening element having a shape of a first ring distinct from the textile and configured to cooperate with a part of a tool that is able to pass through a trocar, in order to temporarily couple the prosthesis to the tool and,
- a second reinforcing element for said textile separate from the first reinforcing element, the second reinforcing element including a second semi-rigid elongate rod segment fixed to the first face of the textile without coming loose of the first face and extending in a distal direction of the textile, the second semi-rigid rod segment having a distal end provided with a second fastening element having a shape of a second ring distinct from the textile and configured to cooperate with a part of a tool that is able to pass through a trocar, in order to temporarily couple the prosthesis to the tool, wherein the first and second ring are aligned along a line transverse to the longitudinal axis of the textile on the distal end of the textile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.