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US 2004/0019360 A1Published application
Tissue repair device with a removable support member
OwnerTed R. Farnsworth, Joseph A. Huppenthal +1inventors
InventorsTed R. Farnsworth, Joseph A. Huppenthal, James T. Walter
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Abstract
The present invention is a composite medical device having an implantable tissue repair or reconstruction component and a resilient support member component that aids in deployment and placement of the implantable component at a surgical site. Following deployment, the support member component is easily removed from the implantable component. The invention is particularly useful in laproscopic and similar surgical procedures.
Claims98
A medical device comprising:
- a resilient support member;
- and
- an implantable device attached to said resilient support member with an adhesive having a bond strength sufficient to hold said resilient support member and implantable device together during implantation procedures and allow said resilient support member to be removed from said implantable device once said implantable device is positioned within a body, wherein said resilient support member assists in deployment and placement of said implantable device during implantation procedures and is completely removed following implantation of said implantable device.
A medical device comprising:
- an implantable sheet of flexible polymeric material having a surface area and a perimeter;
- and
- a resilient polymeric support member releasably adhered to at least a portion of a surface of said implantable sheet material, wherein said support member has a surface area less than said surface area of said implantable sheet and lies within said perimeter of said implantable sheet, and wherein said support member aids in deployment of said implantable sheet in a recipient and is removable from said implantable sheet following deployment of said implantable sheet in said recipient.
A medical device comprising:
- an implantable sheet of flexible polymeric material having a surface area and a perimeter;
- and
- a resilient polymeric support member releasably adhered to at least a portion of a surface of said implantable sheet material, wherein said support member has at least one freeable end, wherein said support member has a surface area less than said surface area of said implantable sheet and lies within said perimeter of said implantable sheet, and wherein said support member aids in deployment of said implantable sheet in a recipient and is removable from said implantable sheet with the aid of said at least one freeable end following deployment of said implantable sheet in said recipient.
33 The medical device of claim 32 wherein said support member lies completely within said border area of said implantable sheet material.
A medical device comprising:
- an implantable sheet of flexible polymeric material having a surface area and a perimeter;
- and
- a resilient polymeric support member releasably adhered to at least a portion of a surface of said implantable sheet material, wherein said support member has at least one free end, wherein said support member has a surface area less than said surface area of said implantable sheet and lies within said perimeter of said implantable sheet, and wherein said support member aids in deployment of said implantable sheet in a recipient and is removable from said implantable sheet with the aid of said at least one free end following deployment of said implantable sheet in said recipient.
53 The medical device of claim 49 wherein said implantable sheet further comprises an anti-microbial agent.
A medical device comprising:
- an implantable sheet of flexible polymeric material having a surface area, a perimeter, and an anti-microbial agent;
- and
- a resilient polymeric support member releasably adhered to at least a portion of a surface of said implantable sheet material, wherein said support member is in the form of a coil having a free end, wherein said support member has a surface area less than said surface area of said implantable sheet and lies within said perimeter of said implantable sheet, and wherein said support member aids in deployment of said implantable sheet in a recipient and is removable from said implantable sheet with the aid of said free end following deployment of said implantable sheet in said recipient.
A medical device comprising:
- an implantable sheet of flexible polymeric material having a surface area and a perimeter;
- and
- a resilient polymeric support member releasably adhered to at least a portion of a surface of said implantable sheet material, wherein said support member is in the form of a coil having a free end, wherein said support member has a surface area less than said surface area of said implantable sheet and lies within said perimeter of said implantable sheet, and wherein said support member aids in deployment of said implantable sheet in a recipient and is removable from said implantable sheet with the aid of said free end following deployment of said implantable sheet in said recipient.
An implantation aid for an implantable device comprising
- a resilient member;
- an adhesive attached to said resilient member, said adhesive having sufficient bond strength to maintain attachment of said resilient member to an implantable device during implantation procedures, while allowing said resilient member to be readily removed from said implantable device once said implantable device is positioned within a body;
- wherein said resilient member assists in deploying and positioning said implantable device during implantation procedures while being completely removed following implantation of said implantable device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.