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US 2014/0350580 A1Published application
Hernia repair device with core and advanced pre-peritoneal disk deployment
AssigneeInsightra Medical, Inc.
InventorStephen Graham Bell
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Abstract
An implant to repair a hole in a muscle wall includes a flat mesh with a central resilient core which deforms to place the core in a hole in a muscle wall and then resiliently expands when released to urge against the perimeter of the hole, dynamically “riding” in the hole as the hole perimeter expands and contracts. Straps on the mesh are tunneled through tissue in the muscle wall containing the hole to hold the mesh with core in place.
Claims17
Apparatus, comprising:
- a flexible mesh including a mesh body and plural flexible straps extending radially away from the body substantially parallel to the body and lying flat on a surface with the mesh when the mesh is placed flat on a surface;
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- at least one plug on the mesh with plural lobes defining a petal configuration.
Method for treating a defect in a muscle wall, comprising:
- advancing a flexible mesh adjacent the muscle wall;
- locating a resilient core on the mesh in the defect to block the defect;
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- tunneling straps extending laterally away from the mesh through tissue to locate and/or hold the mesh against the muscle wall with the resilient core blocking the defect.
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An implant to repair a hole in a muscle wall, comprising:
- a flat mesh;
- a resilient core centrally located on the mesh which deforms to place the core in a hole in a muscle wall and then resiliently expands when released to urge against the perimeter of the hole, dynamically “riding” in the hole as the hole perimeter expands and contracts;
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- plural straps on the mesh configured to be tunneled through tissue in the muscle wall containing the hole to hold the mesh with core in place.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.