C. R. Bard, Inc.

Davol Inc.

Anthony Colesanti

Augustus Felix

Alan Bachman

Michael John Lee

Roger E Darois

Michael Jacene

Ray Adams

Joseph M Paul

Richard V Longo

Jeff Stein

James M Brann

John Peter Groetelaars

Tara Smith

James Brann

Michael Frank Jacene

John Groetelaars

Richard Vincent Longo

Michael Lee

A hernia repair device is provided which may include a soft tissue repair prosthesis and an expandable device configured to be removably connected with the soft tissue repair prosthesis. When expanded, the expandable device may be configured to position the soft tissue repair prosthesis adjacent a hernia defect. The soft tissue repair prosthesis may include at least one loop or slit configured to receive a portion of the expandable device. The prosthesis may include a tether to hoist, locate or position the soft tissue repair prosthesis. The expandable device may include indicia for positioning the prosthesis relative to the edge of the hernia defect.

Soft tissue repair prosthesis, expandable device, and method of soft tissue repair

A surgical fastener system includes a plurality of fasteners having a throughbore with a non-circular cross section portion. The fasteners may engage with a splined mandrel that passes through the throughbore of the fasteners and rotates the fasteners relative to the mandrel to move at least one of the fasteners along the mandrel, e.g., along the mandrel's longitudinal axis. A distal end of the mandrel may be inserted into a material, such as a tissue, prosthetic or other, and a fastener may be deployed from the distal end of the mandrel while the distal end is positioned in the material.

Method and apparatus for surgical fastening

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Bristol, RI, United States of America

Anthony Colesanti