Device for the delivery of a prosthetic implant and method of use thereof
First Claim
1. A surgical device for assisting in the placement of a prosthetic implant within a surgical pocket of a patient, the surgical device comprising:
- a bag shaped as a conical frustum in which a proximal end of the bag is sealed and a distal end of the bag is open with the bag having an elongated slit extending from the distal end towards the proximal end, the bag further having a single opening formed by the distal opening and the elongated slit, the single opening configured to accept the prosthetic implant into the bag; and
an adhesive affixed along a portion of the elongated slit to seal the elongated slit such that the distal end remains open to allow for egress of the implant from the bag for placement into the surgical pocket.
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Abstract
A surgical device for assisting in the placement of a prosthetic implant within a surgical pocket of a patient such that placement minimizes tissue stress along and inside the surgical pocket. The surgical device comprises a bag shaped as a conical frustum in which a proximal end of the conical frustum is sealed and a distal end of the conical frustum is open, with an elongated slit extending from the distal end towards the proximal end. An opening formed by the distal opening and the elongated slit is sufficiently large enough to accept the prosthetic implant into the bag. According to one embodiment, an adhesive is affixed along a portion of the elongated slit to seal the elongated slit such that the distal end remains open, thereby allowing for egress of the implant from the bag and placement into the surgical pocket.
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20 Claims
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1. A surgical device for assisting in the placement of a prosthetic implant within a surgical pocket of a patient, the surgical device comprising:
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a bag shaped as a conical frustum in which a proximal end of the bag is sealed and a distal end of the bag is open with the bag having an elongated slit extending from the distal end towards the proximal end, the bag further having a single opening formed by the distal opening and the elongated slit, the single opening configured to accept the prosthetic implant into the bag; and an adhesive affixed along a portion of the elongated slit to seal the elongated slit such that the distal end remains open to allow for egress of the implant from the bag for placement into the surgical pocket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A surgical device for assisting in the placement of a prosthetic implant within a surgical pocket of a patient, the surgical device comprising:
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a bag shaped as a conical frustum in which a proximal end of the bag is sealed and the distal end of the bag is open with, the bag having an elongated slit extending from the distal end towards the proximal end, the bag further having a single opening formed by the distal opening and the elongated slit, the opening configured to accept the prosthetic implant into the bag; a sheet of absorbable material placed within the bag that when exposed to water allows the water to wick through the absorbable material and activate a lubricious coating on an inside surface of the bag; and an adhesive affixed along a portion of the elongated slit to seal the elongated slit such that the distal end remains open to allow for egress of the implant from the bag for placement into the surgical pocket.
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20. A surgical device for assisting in the placement of a prosthetic implant within a surgical pocket of a patient, the surgical device comprising:
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a bag shaped as a conical frustum in which a proximal end of the bag is sealed and the distal end of the bag is open with, the bag having an elongated slit extending from the distal end towards the proximal end, the bag further having a single opening formed by the distal opening and the elongated slit, the opening configured to accept the prosthetic implant into the bag; and a set of inter-lockable fastener elements disposed along opposing portions of the elongated slit, the set of inter-lockable fastener elements configured to seal the elongated slit such that the distal end remains open to allow for egress of the implant from the bag for placement into the surgical pocket.
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Specification