Prosthesis for surgical treatment of hernia
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1. A prosthesis for the surgical treatment of a hernia, comprising:
- a synthetic, non-absorbable patch having a peripheral edge and at least one semi-rigid element on the peripheral edge, the semi-rigid element including a hoop attached to the peripheral edge of the patch, the hoop extending continuously about the peripheral edge and substantially surrounding the patch to urge the patch into a spread out configuration that is constructed and arranged to overlie the hernia, the hoop having an interruption adapted to be positioned opposite the femoral vessels, wherein the hoop is made of an absorbable material and has a flexibility that allows the hoop to deform from an initial shape and then go back to the initial shape to return the patch to the spread out configuration.
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Abstract
A prosthesis is provided for the surgical treatment of hernias. The prosthesis includes two parts, that is, a synthetic non-resorbent mesh and a ring fixed at the peripheral edge of the synthetic mesh. The ring, which is made of a resorbent material, is of a flexibility that permits it to bend, then resume its initial shape to give the mesh a memory of its initial shape. The ring has an interruption intended to be positioned over the femoral veins.
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1. A prosthesis for the surgical treatment of a hernia, comprising:
a synthetic, non-absorbable patch having a peripheral edge and at least one semi-rigid element on the peripheral edge, the semi-rigid element including a hoop attached to the peripheral edge of the patch, the hoop extending continuously about the peripheral edge and substantially surrounding the patch to urge the patch into a spread out configuration that is constructed and arranged to overlie the hernia, the hoop having an interruption adapted to be positioned opposite the femoral vessels, wherein the hoop is made of an absorbable material and has a flexibility that allows the hoop to deform from an initial shape and then go back to the initial shape to return the patch to the spread out configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A prosthesis for repairing a hernia, the prosthesis comprising:
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a flexible patch having a peripheral edge; and
at least one semi-rigid hoop extending continuously about and substantially surrounding a portion of the patch to urge the portion of the patch into a spread out configuration that is constructed and arranged to overlie the hernia, the hoop including opposing ends that are spaced apart to form an interruption adapted to be positioned at femoral vessels, the hoop having a resiliency that allows the hoop to deform from an initial shape and then return to the initial shape to return the portion of the patch to the spread out configuration. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A prosthesis for repairing a hernia, the prosthesis comprising:
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a flexible patch having a peripheral edge;
a first semi-rigid element disposed along a portion of the patch, the first semi-rigid element having a first interruption; and
a second semi-rigid element disposed along a portion of the patch, concentric with and spaced inwardly from the first semi-rigid element, the second semi-rigid having a second interruption that is substantially aligned with the first interruption, wherein the first and second semi-rigid elements have a resiliency to allow the first and second semi-rigid elements to deform from an initial shape and then return to the initial shape after being deformed to give the patch a memory of the initial shape. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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