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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. 17, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2019
Applicant:
Davol Inc., Warwick, RI (US);
Inventor:
Joshua Yao Guo, Providence, RI (US);
Assignee:
Davol Inc., Warwick, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to prosthetics for augmenting or repairing a tissue defect, such as a ventral or incisional hernia. In some embodiments, a repair prosthetic may include a patch body and a first fastener attached to a first portion of the patch body. A coupler may be attached to and extend from a second portion of the patch body, and a second fastener may be attached to the second portion of the patch body via the coupler. The coupler may be retracted relative to the second portion of the patch body or the second fastener to apply tension to the patch body in some embodiments.