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Percutaneous implant and ostomy method

  • US 9,615,961 B2
  • Filed: 03/26/2012
  • Issued: 04/11/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A percutaneous ostomy implant for implantation into the abdominal wall of a patient, the implant comprising (a) a first cylinder of a connecting member for mounting an external detachable device thereto and being configured and dimensioned to receive an intestine segment within it to form a stoma, wherein the implant further comprises (b) a second cylinder of the same diameter as the connecting member and that includes a tubular mesh structure and a radially-extending dermal anchor comprising a radially-extending first ingrowth mesh configured and positioned on the second cylinder to engage the abdominal wall beneath and substantially adjacent to the dermis structure to secure the implant in the axial direction relative to the dermis, wherein the tubular mesh structure further includes a second ingrowth mesh located above the dermal anchor for ingrowth of dermis and a third ingrowth mesh located below the dermal anchor for ingrowth of sub-dermal tissue, and (c) an inner fourth ingrowth mesh in the form of a cylindrical tube that is of smaller diameter than the connecting member and extends below the third ingrowth mesh, with the fourth ingrowth mesh attached to an inner portion of the connecting member and spaced from the second ingrowth mesh.

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