FIXATING MEANS BETWEEN A MESH AND MESH DEPLOYMENT MEANS ESPECIALLY USEFUL FOR HERNIA REPAIR SURGERIES AND METHODS THEREOF

• US 20170290577A1
• Filed: 03/31/2017
• Published: 10/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Davol Incorporated (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Original Assignee: Davol Incorporated (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Inventors: Sholev, Mordehai, Zajdman, Ruth, Ben-Nun, Itay
• Granted Patent: US 10,751,156 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/00234 for minimally invasive surgery A61B17/0218, A61B17/0469, A61B17/12013, A61B17/1285, A61B17/29, A61B17/320016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/0218 for minimally invasive surgery A61B17/0281, A61B17/0469, A61B17/12013, A61B17/1285, A61B17/29, A61B17/320016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0225 flexible, e.g. fabrics, meshes, or membranes
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/0063 Implantable repair or support meshes, e.g. hernia meshes
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/0072 Delivery tools therefor

Abstract

The present invention provides a fixating means adapted for use in hernia repair surgeries in attaching a mesh and mesh deployment means; said fixating means are attached to said mesh deployment means; and fixating means comprising: (a) a first portion coupled to said deployment means; and, (b) a second portion comprising a coil having a predetermined retracted shape; said coil is reconfigurable from a plurality of unretracted positions to a plurality of retracted positions and from said plurality of retracted positions to said plurality of unretracted positions; wherein said attachment between said deployment means and said mesh is obtained by reconfiguration of said coil from at least one of said unretracted positions to at least one of said retracted positions.

Claims

1-98. -98. (canceled)

99. A device for delivering a soft tissue repair prosthetic, comprising:

a deployment device adapted to deploy a hernia repair patch within a body of a patient, wherein the deployment device has a reduced configuration for delivering the hernia repair patch to a placement site within the patient and an expanded configuration for deploying the hernia repair patch, the deployment device comprising a first outer expandable segment, a second outer expandable segment and an intermediate expandable segment extending between the first outer expandable segment and the second outer expandable segment,

wherein a first through-hole opening is at least partially defined by the first outer expandable segment, and a second through-hole opening is at least partially defined by the second outer expandable segment, the first and second through-hole openings being separate and distinct from one another and being different sizes, and

wherein the first outer expandable segment, the second outer expandable segment and the intermediate expandable segment are arranged such that, when the deployment device is fully expanded, a line can intersect the first, second and outer expandable segments simultaneously.

100. The device of claim 99, wherein the deployment device comprises a balloon and the first outer expandable segment and the second outer expandable segment comprise inflatable segments.

101. The device of claim 99, wherein the deployment device further comprises a third through-hole opening and a fourth through-hole opening.

102. The device of claim 99, wherein the first outer expandable segment includes an outwardly curving portion.

103. The device of claim 99, wherein a length of the deployment device is greater than a width of the deployment device.

104. The device of claim 99, wherein the deployment device has an asymmetric shape.

105. The device of claim 99, wherein the deployment device is substantially elliptically shaped.

106. The device of claim 99, wherein the first outer expandable segment is connected directly to the second outer expandable segment.

107. The device of claim 99, wherein the first and second outer expandable segments are connected directly to the intermediate expandable segment.

108. The device of claim 99, wherein the first and second outer expandable segments are connected together at two spaced apart locations and are connected to the intermediate expandable segment at the two spaced apart locations.

109. The device of claim 99, further comprising first and second expandable end segments that form a V-shape, wherein the first and second expandable end segments include substantially V-shaped portions.

110. The device of claim 99, further comprising a soft tissue repair prosthetic removably connected with the deployment device.

111. The device of claim 110, wherein the soft tissue repair prosthetic is formed from a mesh fabric.

112. The device of claim 99, further comprising a plurality of attachment components configured to removably connect the soft tissue repair prosthetic with the deployment device.

113. The device of claim 99, further comprising an inflation tube, wherein the inflation tube is attached to the intermediate expandable segment.