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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2015
Hsu-wei Fang, Taipei, TW;
Mark Berman, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Hsu-Wei Fang, Taipei, TW;
Mark Berman, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A kit for introducing a bladder into a body pocket is provided. The kit comprises a holder having an interior surface, an exterior surface and at least one open end, a balloon catheter, a needle and a bladder. The holder includes a needle sheath formed on the exterior surface. The balloon catheter comprises a balloon and a tube. The needle is secured to the bladder by a suture. The bladder may be positioned in the holder with the needle received in the needle sheath. The bladder may have an inlet and an opening. Through the inlet the balloon catheter and a body prosthesis are introducible into the bladder after the bladder is placed into the body pocket, and through the opening the tube of the balloon catheter is introducible out of the bladder.