W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

John M Herman

Charles F White

Sherif A Eskaros

William D Montgomery

Jerald M Crawley

Matthew A Johnson

George N Foutrakis

David C Everson

Michael L O'Hara

Peter J Lutz

Michael L O'hara

Tissue plugs for occlusion of hollow anatomical structures and methods for their use are provided.

Tissue plug

An device including a proximal portion adapted for placement intermediately within a hollow body cavity to capture and divert contents; the proximal portion being expandable from an initial state with an initial diameter, into an expanded state with a diameter greater than the initial diameter for engaging the proximal portion with an inner wall of the hollow body cavity; and a distal portion, connected to the proximal portion, adapted to extend through the abdominal wall or into the intestine to conduct the hollow body cavity contents out of the proximal portion.

Medical device for use with a stoma

An inguinal hernia repair device in the form of an implantable plug that is affixed at one end to the center region of a sheet of implantable material. The plug takes the form of a plurality of hollow members, arranged so as to be in substantially parallel relationship when implanted into a defect. The hollow members are preferably tubular members and are preferably bundled together by various means, such as bonding or wrapping a band or strand about the plurality of hollow members to maintain them in adjacent and contacting relationship during insertion into a defect. The device is provided with a base member for anchorage made of a composite material having a non-bioabsorable component and a bioabsorbable component.

Soft tissue defect repair device

An inguinal hernia repair device in the form of an implantable plug that is affixed at one end to the center region of a sheet of implantable material. The plug takes the form of a plurality of hollow members, arranged so as to be in substantially parallel relationship when implanted into a defect. The hollow members are preferably tubular members and are preferably bundled together by various means, such as bonding or wrapping a band or strand about the plurality of hollow members to maintain them in adjacent and contacting relationship during insertion into a defect.

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Elkton, MD, United States of America

John M Herman