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Inflatable hernia patch

  • US 20080065229A1
  • Filed: 09/12/2006
  • Published: 03/13/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A patch for repairing an intra-abdominal defect, the patch comprising:

  • a mesh layer comprising a grid of material perforated by apertures through the mesh to reinforce an area around an intra-abdominal defect, the mesh layer having an edge;

    a containment layer secured proximate the edge of the mesh layer;

    a filler distributed across the apertures of the mesh to contain a fluid from passing through the mesh; and

    the mesh layer, containment layer, and filler connected to form a chamber to selectively expand upon receipt of a quantity of fluid between the containment layer and the filler.

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