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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:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vishvaroop Agarwal, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Carlos Bustamante, Garfield, NJ (US);
Gene W. Kammerer, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Donald G. Hill, Hopatcong, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 ; A61B 1/708 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 ; A61B 1/708 ;
Abstract
A prosthesis device for repairing a hernia having an insertion canal made of sheet material for extending through the hernia. The insertion canal is attached at one end to a collar and at the other end to a base that is to be on the inside of the abdominal cavity. The base may be a sheet or a pouch that is to be brought to bear on the inside the wall of the abdominal cavity. The insertion canal providing a simple way of deploying the sheet or pouch against the wall of a abdominal cavity.
Published as:
EP0898944A2; JPH11146888A; EP0898944A3; US6241768B1; EP0898944B1; DE69824092D1; DE69824092T2; JP4531148B2;