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Instruments for delivering transfascial sutures, transfascial suture assemblies, and methods of transfascial suturing

  • US 9,439,643 B2
  • Filed: 06/09/2011
  • Issued: 09/13/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of delivering a transfascial suture, the method comprising acts of:

  • (a) providing a soft tissue repair prosthetic and a suturing instrument in an abdominal cavity of a patient with the soft tissue repair prosthetic located between the suturing instrument and the abdominal wall, the soft tissue repair prosthetic including a first surface facing away from the abdominal wall and a second surface facing toward the abdominal wall, the suturing instrument including a distal end facing the first surface and the suturing instrument not passing through the soft tissue repair prosthetic, the suturing instrument including a suture defined by a pair of suture segments and an intermediate segment extending continuously between and connecting the suture segments, the intermediate segment including a suture force distributing member;

    (b) passing, from within the abdominal cavity, each suture segment in a distal direction beyond the distal end of the suturing instrument first through the first surface of the soft tissue repair prosthetic and then through the second surface and at least a part of the abdominal wall; and

    (c) positioning the suture force distributing member against the first surface of the soft tissue repair prosthetic to spread forces applied along the intermediate segment.

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