Hernia repair system
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorJason L. Craig
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Abstract
A hernia repair system includes a surgical mesh, one or more electrosurgical instruments, and one or more return electrodes. The one or more electrosurgical instruments are configured to position the surgical mesh adjacent tissue in an underlying tissue site. The one or more return electrodes are positionable adjacent the tissue and externally relative to the underlying tissue site. The one or more electrosurgical instruments and the one or more return electrodes are configured to selectively apply an effective amount of pressure and electrosurgical energy to the surgical mesh such that upon the application of electrosurgical energy and pressure, the surgical mesh seals to one side of the tissue at the underlying tissue site.
Claims14
A hernia repair system, comprising:
- a surgical mesh;
- an electrosurgical instrument configured to position the surgical mesh adjacent tissue in an underlying tissue site and to provide a magnetic force that converges the surgical mesh to the tissue;
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- at least one return electrode positionable adjacent the tissue externally relative to the underlying tissue site;
- wherein the electrosurgical instrument and the at least one return electrode are configured to selectively apply an effective amount of electrosurgical energy to the surgical mesh such that upon application of electrosurgical energy, the surgical mesh seals to one side of the tissue at the underlying tissue site.
A hernia repair system, comprising:
- a surgical mesh;
- a magnetized electrosurgical instrument that generates a magnetic force to converge a surgical mesh to tissue in an underlying tissue site and selectively applies an effective amount of electrosurgical energy to the surgical mesh to seal the surgical mesh to the tissue at the underlying tissue site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.