Patch for endoscopic repair of hernias

Details Patch for endoscopic repair of hernias Patch for endoscopic repair of hernias

1997-07-14

1998-10-20

Jones, Mary Beth

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Implantable prosthesis

623 1, A61F 202, A61F 206

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058240829

ABSTRACT:
A prosthesis for use in hernia repair surgery having a preformed prosthetic fabric supported along its periphery by shape memory alloy wire having a transformation temperature corresponding to normal body temperature allowing the prosthesis to be tightly rolled into a cylindrical configuration for delivery through a laparoscopic instrument and which deploys to a predetermined shape as it warms up to body temperature.

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Roderick B. Brown, "Laparoscopic Hernia Repair: A Rural Perspective", Surgical Laparoscopy & Endoscopy, vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 106-109 .COPYRGT.1994 .

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