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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2019
Applicant:
C.r. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Melissa Bowley, Newport, RI (US);
Brian Leach, Hope, RI (US);
Assignee:
C.R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0068 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0023 (2013.01); A61F 2250/003 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0036 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0039 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable prosthesis and a method of repairing an anatomical defect, such as a soft tissue defect, by promoting tissue growth with the prosthetic. The prosthesis includes a body with an inner portion and an outer margin that extends outwardly beyond the inner portion, the outer margin including an inner portion side and an outer peripheral edge. The outer margin includes a tissue infiltratable portion, such as a tissue infiltratable layer, having a thickness that decreases from the inner portion side towards the outer peripheral edge.