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US 12,239,519 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.
Claims26
A device for delivering a soft tissue repair prosthetic, comprising:
- an expandable device configured to be removably attached with the soft tissue repair prosthetic, the expandable device having a first axis and a second axis, the first axis being substantially perpendicular to the second axis, the expandable device having a width measurable in a direction of the second axis, wherein the second axis defines a maximum width of the expandable device;
- the expandable device including a first outer expandable segment, a second outer expandable segment, and an intermediate expandable segment positioned between the first outer expandable segment and the second outer expandable segment, wherein the intermediate expandable segment extends substantially in a direction of the first axis, and wherein the second axis passes through the intermediate expandable segment;
- the expandable device further including a first through hole opening between the first outer expandable segment and the intermediate expandable segment, and a second through hole opening between the second outer expandable segment and the intermediate expandable segment, wherein the first and second through hole openings are distinct from one another and are of different sizes;
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- a first coil attached to the expandable device along the second axis.
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A device for delivering a soft tissue repair prosthetic, comprising:
- an expandable device configured to be removably attached with the soft tissue repair prosthetic, the expandable device having a first axis and a second axis, the first axis being substantially perpendicular to the second axis, the expandable device having a length measurable in a direction of the first axis and a width measurable in a direction of the second axis, wherein a maximum length of the expandable device is greater than a maximum width of the expandable device, wherein the second axis defines the maximum width of the expandable device;
- the expandable device including a first outer expandable segment, a second outer expandable segment, and an intermediate expandable segment positioned between the first outer expandable segment and the second outer expandable segment, wherein the second axis passes through the intermediate expandable segment;
- the expandable device further including a first through hole opening between the first outer expandable segment and the intermediate expandable segment, and a second through hole opening between the second outer expandable segment and the intermediate expandable segment, wherein the first and second through hole openings are distinct from one another and are of different sizes;
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- a first coil attached to the expandable device along the second axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.