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US 2004/0106986 A1Published application
Surgical marker and an implant
AssigneeCid Cardiovascular Innovation Design AB
InventorsLars Andersson, Stefan Sehlstedt
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AssigneeCid Cardiovascular Innovation Design AB
InventorsLars Andersson, Stefan Sehlstedt
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The invention concerns a marker intended to facilitate the location of a determined area of an internal organ during secondary surgical procedures where an earlier surgical procedure has been performed, whereby the said internal organ can be native just as it can be a synthetic or autonomic implant and/or a combination of such organs and in this part the area of intervention can be the transition of an anastomosis, whereby to facilitate the said location the marker (4) comprises a part (5) designed as an implant for securing to the area of intervention during a primary operation to form a tactile barrier or boundary for the surgeon during the secondary operation between the area of intervention and the surrounding tissue. The invention also concerns an implant such as a graft provided with such a marker.
Marker intended to facilitate the location of a determined area of an internal organ during secondary surgical procedures where an earlier surgical procedure has been performed, whereby the said internal organ can be native just as it can be a synthetic or autonomic implant and/or a combination of such organs, whereby the area of intervention can be the transition of an anastomosis, characterised in that that marker (4) comprises a part (5) designed as an implant for securing to the area of intervention during a primary operation to form a tactile barrier or boundary for the surgeon during the secondary operation between the area of intervention and the surrounding tissue.
Marker according to any one of the previous claims, whereby the barrier (5) comprises a biocompatible material that is resistant to degradation for at least a determined period of time and is also inert to bodily tissue and fluids.
Marker according to any one of the previous claims, whereby the biocompatible material comprises one of the following materials:
Marker according to the claims, whereby the barrier (5) is flexible and comprises an inner layer of cut-resistant fibre on which the biocompatible material is applied as an outer surrounding layer.
Marker according to any one of the previous claims, whereby the barrier (5) exhibits an exposed inside intended to be applied facing the internal organ (1, 3) and means of attachment (6) for securing the barrier to the said internal organ arranged to extend across the said internal organ.
Marker according to any one of the previous claims, whereby the barrier (5) is intended to form an electric insulator or has at least been provided with a degree of insulating properties.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.