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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:
Jan. 16, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert D. Kugel, Olympia, WA (US);
J. Douglas Inman, Arlington, TX (US);
Keith D. Biggers, Southlake, TX (US);
Assignee:
Bard Asdi Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
Abstract
A hernia patch having a first layer of inert synthetic mesh material. A second layer of a inert synthetic mesh material overlies the first to create a pouch between the first and second layers. A curved elongated resilient member adjacent a periphery of the pouch for creating tension in both layers and a slit in the layers of mesh material extending inward from an outer edge and terminating in an enlarged opening for placement around a patient's chord structure.