Surgery – Instruments – Sutureless closure
Patent
1991-08-19
1992-06-16
Pellegrino, Stephen C.
Surgery
Instruments
Sutureless closure
606 1, 606151, A61F 200
Patent
active
051221551
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for use by a surgeon to repair a weakened, deranged portion of the anatomy of a patient comprising a sheath having a distal end positionable within a patient and a proximal end positioned exterior thereof for manipulation by a surgeon, the sheath being of a length to extend from exterior of a patient through a laparoscopic opening into a surgical cavity of the patient; a prothesis movable from interior of the sheath to a location adjacent to the deranged portion to be repaired, the prothesis having an elongated passageway located adjacent to the periphery thereof; and an introducer positioned within the sheath and having a distal end coupled to the prothesis, the introducer adapted to effect the movement of the prothesis from interior of the sheath to exterior thereof and to expand the prothesis to a functionally expanded orientation adjacent to the part to be repaired.
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Francis E. Stock, "Repair Of Large Herniae With Nylon Mesh", The Lancet vol. CCLXVI #6808, Feb. 20, 1954 p. 395.
Dawson Glenn K.
Pellegrino Stephen C.
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