Prosthetic device adhesive system
AssigneeC.R. Bard, Inc.
InventorJonathan Bruce Trexler
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Abstract
An implantable prosthesis and a method of attaching the prosthesis to a tissue structure disclosed. The prosthesis includes a body having a first side arranged to face the tissue structure having a defect and second side opposite the first side. One or more adhesive-filled pods are disposed on the first side of the body and selectively openable to supply an adhesive in between the tissue structure and the first side of the prosthesis body after the prosthesis body is positioned relative to the defect. The pods may be pierced, punctured, broken, and/or ruptured to supply the adhesive. A deployment device having a piercer may be used to puncture the pods.
Claims13
An implantable prosthesis for repairing a soft tissue defect, the implantable prosthesis comprising:
- a prosthesis body having a first side arranged to face a tissue structure having a defect and second side opposite the first side;
- one or more adhesive-filled pods disposed on the first side of the body, the one or more adhesive filled pods being selectively openable to supply an adhesive, wherein the one or more pods include individual first and second pods having outer surfaces, wherein the outer surface of the first pod is positioned in contact with the outer surface of the second pod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.