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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Inventor:
Howard Levinson, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61F 2/12 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0068 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable mesh for use in reconstructing tissue includes a mesh body and one or more extensions extending from the mesh body. Each mesh extension has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the mesh extension is integrated into or part of the mesh body. Each mesh extension is configured to permit multiple anchor points with surrounding tissue upon implantation. In one embodiment, a fixation device is at the second end of each mesh extension. Methods of using the implantable mesh are also provided.