×

Textile-based prothesis for laparoscopic surgery

  • US 10,405,960 B2
  • Filed: 06/05/2014
  • Issued: 09/10/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A prosthesis comprising:

  • at least one flexible biocompatible textile of generally elongate shape defining a longitudinal axis, the textile being delimited by a peripheral outer edge forming substantially two opposite long sides and first and second opposite short sides, andat least one reinforcing element for the textile, wherein the reinforcing element is in the form of a resilient frame connected to the textile along substantially the peripheral outer edge of the long sides of the textile, the frame being set back from the peripheral outer edge and including a proximal U-shaped bend being convex to the peripheral outer edge of the first short side of the textile and a distal U-shaped bend being convex to the peripheral outer edge of the second short side of the textile, the proximal and distal U-shaped bends extending along a central longitudinal axis of the textile, the frame being able to adopt an unstressed configuration, in which the textile is deployed, and a stressed configuration, in which the frame is subjected to a radial force directed towards the longitudinal axis, the textile forms at least one longitudinal fold, and each of the proximal and distal U-shaped bends form a loop along the central longitudinal axis, the loop of the distal U-shaped bend forming a hard point configured to facilitate introduction of the prosthesis into a trocar and the loop of the proximal U-shaped bend forming a hard point configured to facilitate advancement of the prosthesis through a distal orifice of the trocar.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×