Prosthetic element for the treatment of inguinal hernias, in particular by the celioscopic route
First Claim
1. A prosthetic element for the treatment of an inguinal hernia, comprising first, second and third leaves linked to each other by an elongate and flexible binding member and extending away from the binding member, the first, second and third leaves being formed of a biocompatable material which is adapted to support a tissue implantation or growth in vivo and to permit the leaves to fold on one another,wherein the binding member is adapted to close an inguinal opening,wherein the first leaf has a cutting including a hole defined therein for passing a spermatic cord therethrough, and is adapted to tightly enclose the spermatic cord upon passage of the spermatic cord through the hole,wherein the second leaf extends away from the first leaf and is adapted to lay on an inner face of a transversalis fascia,and wherein the third leaf is adapted to at least partially cover the first leaf having the spermatic cord passed therethrough, to at least partially separate a peritoneum from a residual space in the first leaf between the spermatic cord and the hole.
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Abstract
A prosthetic element for the treatment of an inguinal hernia by celloscopy is disclosed, comprising an elongate and flexible binding member, and three leaves which are linked to one another by the binding member, each leaf extending away from the binding member, the leaves being made of a biocompatable material which is sufficiently lacunar or porous to support in vivo a tissue implantation or growth, and sufficiently flexible to be folded back on itself and unfolded, one of the leaves having a cutting therethrough culminating in a hole, the leaf being adapted to tightly enclose the spermatic cord after its passage through the hole.
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1. A prosthetic element for the treatment of an inguinal hernia, comprising first, second and third leaves linked to each other by an elongate and flexible binding member and extending away from the binding member, the first, second and third leaves being formed of a biocompatable material which is adapted to support a tissue implantation or growth in vivo and to permit the leaves to fold on one another,
wherein the binding member is adapted to close an inguinal opening, wherein the first leaf has a cutting including a hole defined therein for passing a spermatic cord therethrough, and is adapted to tightly enclose the spermatic cord upon passage of the spermatic cord through the hole, wherein the second leaf extends away from the first leaf and is adapted to lay on an inner face of a transversalis fascia, and wherein the third leaf is adapted to at least partially cover the first leaf having the spermatic cord passed therethrough, to at least partially separate a peritoneum from a residual space in the first leaf between the spermatic cord and the hole.
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20. A prosthetic element for the treatment of an inguinal hernia, located in a human body, comprising first, second and third leaves linked to each other by an elongate and flexible binding member and extending away from the binding member, the first, second and third leaves being formed of a biocompatable material which is adapted to support a tissue implantation or growth in vivo and to permit the leaves to fold on one another,
wherein the binding member closes an inguinal opening in the body, wherein the first leaf has a cutting including a hole defined therein which has a spermatic cord passed therethrough, the spermatic cord being tightly enclosed by the first leaf, wherein the second leaf extends away from the first leaf and lays on an inner face of a transversalis fascia, and wherein the third leaf at least partially covers the first leaf having the spermatic cord passed therethrough, to at least partially separate a peritoneum from a residual space in the first leaf between the spermatic cord and the hole.
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