CA2228368A1 - Improved prosthesis for hernia repair and soft tissue reconstruction - Google Patents

Improved prosthesis for hernia repair and soft tissue reconstruction

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CA2228368A1
CA2228368A1 CA002228368A CA2228368A CA2228368A1 CA 2228368 A1 CA2228368 A1 CA 2228368A1 CA 002228368 A CA002228368 A CA 002228368A CA 2228368 A CA2228368 A CA 2228368A CA 2228368 A1 CA2228368 A1 CA 2228368A1
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soft tissue
hernia repair
tissue reconstruction
improved prosthesis
outer plug
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Stephen N. Eldridge
Kelly M. Shriner
Ira M. Rutkow
Alan W. Robbins
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CR Bard Inc
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C.R. Bard, Inc.
Stephen N. Eldridge
Kelly M. Shriner
Ira M. Rutkow
Alan W. Robbins
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/0063—Implantable repair or support meshes, e.g. hernia meshes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/0057—Implements for plugging an opening in the wall of a hollow or tubular organ, e.g. for sealing a vessel puncture or closing a cardiac septal defect
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/30—Joints
    • A61F2002/30001—Additional features of subject-matter classified in A61F2/28, A61F2/30 and subgroups thereof
    • A61F2002/30108—Shapes
    • A61F2002/30199—Three-dimensional shapes
    • A61F2002/30205—Three-dimensional shapes conical
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2230/00—Geometry of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof
    • A61F2230/0063—Three-dimensional shapes
    • A61F2230/0067—Three-dimensional shapes conical

Abstract

An implantable prosthesis for repairing or reconstructing a tissue or muscle wall defect including an outer plug and at least two inner filler plugs positioned within the outer plug that stiffen, and impart bulk to, the outer plug when the implant is inserted into the narrow confines of the tissue or muscle wall defect.
CA002228368A 1996-05-31 1997-05-30 Improved prosthesis for hernia repair and soft tissue reconstruction Expired - Lifetime CA2228368C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US08/656,554 1996-05-31
US08/656,554 US5716408A (en) 1996-05-31 1996-05-31 Prosthesis for hernia repair and soft tissue reconstruction
PCT/US1997/009075 WO1997045068A1 (en) 1996-05-31 1997-05-30 Improved prosthesis for hernia repair and soft tissue reconstruction

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CA2228368A1 true CA2228368A1 (en) 1997-12-04
CA2228368C CA2228368C (en) 2005-09-20

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EP (1) EP0841879B1 (en)
JP (2) JP4064464B2 (en)
AR (1) AR007356A1 (en)
AU (1) AU728212B2 (en)
BR (1) BR9702234A (en)
CA (1) CA2228368C (en)
CO (1) CO4650259A1 (en)
DE (1) DE69729841T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2224253T3 (en)
WO (1) WO1997045068A1 (en)

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