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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2018
Applicant:
C.r. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Elizabeth Blackburn, Cranston, RI (US);
Alexander Kirby Tee, Arlington, MA (US);
Mariah Levitt, Boston, MA (US);
Craig McCarthy, Beverly, MA (US);
Aaron Abroff, Acton, MA (US);
Evan Gant, Medford, MA (US);
Assignee:
C.R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61F 2/0077 (2013.01); A61F 2002/009 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0072 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0086 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0076 (2013.01); A61F 2220/005 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0033 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0026 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0059 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0097 (2013.01);
Abstract
A patch for repairing a hernia defect including a patch body that is reducible into a small configuration for delivery through a narrow incision or cannula into a patient. A support member assists in unfurling the patch body from the small configuration into an expanded configuration. A sleeve releasably mounts the support member to the patch body.