Device and method for treatment of incision or hernia
AssigneeLifeCell Corporation
InventorsWenquan SUN, Gary MONTEIRO
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Abstract
Devices and methods for treating an abdominal incision or hernia are described. An implant for the restoration or prophylactic treatment of an abdominal wall comprises an elongate element and at least one sheet connected to the elongate element along a longitudinal axis of the elongate element. The elongate element is positioned along the line of incision, and the at least one sheet is secured to the abdominal muscles surrounding the incision.
Claims34
A device for treating an incision, hernia, or abdominal wall defect, comprising:
- an elongate element having a first longitudinal axis;
- and
- at least one sheet connected to the elongate element along the first longitudinal axis;
- wherein the at least one sheet comprises an acellular dermal tissue matrix harvested from the spinal region of an animal and the elongate element has a biomechanical strength that is closely comparable to that of the at least one sheet.
A method of closing a midline incision, comprising the steps of:
- providing an implant comprising an elongate element having a first longitudinal axis and at least one sheet connected to the elongate element along the first longitudinal axis, wherein the at least one sheet comprises an acellular dermal tissue matrix harvested from the spinal region of an animal;
- positioning the elongate element along the midline incision;
- and
- positioning the at least one sheet on at least one of an anterior side and a posterior sides of a rectus abdominis muscle surrounding the midline incision.
The method of claim 28, wherein the acellular dermal tissue matrix is treated to remove antigens that are immunogenic to a human recipient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.