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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew D. Cohen, Berlin, CT (US);
Michael Prescott, Hamden, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61B 17/06 (2013.01); A61B 17/0493 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06176 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hernia repair device includes a mesh configured figured to extend across a tissue defect and a plurality of filaments coupled to the mesh. The filaments are coupled to the mesh in proximity of an outer periphery thereof and extend from a central portion of the mesh. Each filament includes a plurality of barbs disposed along at least a portion of the length thereof. Each filament further includes a needle disposed at a free end thereof.