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US 6,551,241 B1Granted
Instruments and methods for performing percutaneous surgery
OwnerLeonard S. Schultzinventor
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Abstract
A method for repairing a defect. The method comprises accessing a percutaneous space adjacent the defect using a tubular member, placing an introducer adjacent the percutaneous space, and conducting tissue repair for the defect through the introducer.
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A method for repairing a defect in a muscle wall comprising:
- using a tubular member to create no more than one opening through a muscle wall adjacent to the defect in a ventral surface of the muscle wall, wherein the tubular member does not penetrate a peritoneum;
- inserting an introducer through the opening;
- and
- conducting tissue repair on the ventral surface of the muscle wall through the introducer.
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A method for repairing a defect in a muscle wall comprising:
- using a tubular member to create no more than one opening through a muscle wall adjacent to the defect in a ventral surface of the muscle wall;
- using imaging technology to guide the tubular member;
- inserting an introducer through the opening;
- and
- inserting a form through the introducer to a position adjacent the defect, wherein the form serves to repair the defect.
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A method for repairing a hernia comprising
- using a tubular member to create no more than one opening through a muscle wall to a preperitoneal space, the opening and the preperitoneal space being adjacent to a defect in the muscle wall;
- using imaging technology to guide the tubular member;
- inserting an introducer through the opening;
- and
- inserting a form through the introducer to a position adjacent to a ventral surface of the defect, wherein the form serves to repair the defect.
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A method for repairing a hernia comprising
- using a tubular member to create no more than one penetration in an abdominal wall, the penetration being the only penetration in the abdominal wall through which a device enters a preperitoneal space;
- inserting an introducer through the penetration;
- and
- inserting a form through the introducer to a position adjacent to a ventral surface of a defect in the abdominal wall, wherein the form serves to repair the defect.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.