Ventral hernia repair with barbed suture
First Claim
1. A method of laparoscopic repair of a ventral hernia, comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a needle;
b. providing a barbed suture having a distal end attached to said needle;
c. providing a surgical mesh;
d. rolling said surgical mesh, said barbed suture, and said needle to form a rolled mesh having said needle positioned within a perimeter of said rolled mesh and oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said rolled mesh;
e. transferring said rolled mesh into a body cavity via a laparoscopic device;
f. unrolling and laying said surgical mesh under a ventral hernia in an abdominal wall;
g. threading said needle and barbed suture through said surgical mesh and said abdominal wall; and
h. trimming said barbed suture.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a method and system for the repair of ventral hernias. The method includes the steps of providing a needle; providing a barbed suture having a distal end attached to the needle; providing a surgical mesh; rolling the surgical mesh, the barbed suture, and the needle to form a rolled mesh having the needle oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the rolled mesh; transferring the rolled mesh into a body cavity via a laparoscopic device; unrolling and laying the surgical mesh under a ventral hernia in an abdominal wall; threading the needle and barbed suture through the surgical mesh and the abdominal wall; and trimming the barbed suture.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of laparoscopic repair of a ventral hernia, comprising the steps of:
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a. providing a needle; b. providing a barbed suture having a distal end attached to said needle; c. providing a surgical mesh; d. rolling said surgical mesh, said barbed suture, and said needle to form a rolled mesh having said needle positioned within a perimeter of said rolled mesh and oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said rolled mesh; e. transferring said rolled mesh into a body cavity via a laparoscopic device; f. unrolling and laying said surgical mesh under a ventral hernia in an abdominal wall; g. threading said needle and barbed suture through said surgical mesh and said abdominal wall; and h. trimming said barbed suture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of laparoscopic repair of a ventral hernia, comprising the steps of:
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a. providing a barbed suture having a distal end attached to a needle; b. attaching said barbed suture to a surgical mesh through a loop at a proximal end of said barbed suture; c. rolling said surgical mesh and said barbed suture to form a rolled mesh having said needle oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said rolled mesh; d. transferring said rolled mesh into a body cavity via a laparoscopic device; e. unrolling and laying said surgical mesh under a ventral hernia in an abdominal wall; f. threading said needle and barbed suture through said surgical mesh and said abdominal wall; and g. trimming said barbed suture.
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