US2009240267A1PendingUtilityA1

Soft Tissue Defect Repair Device

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jun 18, 2003Filed: Apr 17, 2009Published: Sep 24, 2009
Est. expiryJun 18, 2023(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Jerald M. CrawleyJohn M. HermanWilliam D. MontgomeryCharles F. White
A61B 17/0057A61B 2017/00597A61B 2017/00615A61F 2/0063
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Claims

Abstract

An inguinal hernia repair device in the form of an implantable plug that is affixed at one end to the center region of a sheet of implantable material. The plug takes the form of a plurality of hollow members, arranged so as to be in substantially parallel relationship when implanted into a defect. The hollow members are preferably tubular members and are preferably bundled together by various means, such as bonding or wrapping a band or strand about the plurality of hollow members to maintain them in adjacent and contacting relationship during insertion into a defect. The device is provided with a base member for anchorage made of a composite material having a non-bioabsorable component and a bioabsorbable component.

Claims

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1 . An implantable device comprising a plurality of substantially hollow members;
 wherein each said substantially hollow member has a length and a midpoint along said length;   wherein each substantially hollow member has two ends and at least one of said ends is open; and wherein each substantially hollow member is attached to a substantially planar base member at about said midpoint of said substantially hollow member.   
     
     
         2 . The implantable device of  claim 1  comprising a bioabsorbable material. 
     
     
         3 . The implantable device of  claim 2  wherein said bioabsorbable material comprises polyglycolic acid. 
     
     
         4 . The implantable device of  claim 3  wherein said bioabsorbable material comprises trimethylene carbonate. 
     
     
         5 . The implantable device of  claim 1  comprising a non-bioabsorbable material. 
     
     
         6 . The implantable device of  claim 5  wherein said non-bioabsorbable material comprises polytetrafluoroethylene. 
     
     
         7 . The implantable device of  claim 1  comprising a bioabsorbable material and a non-bioabsorbable material. 
     
     
         8 . The implantable device of  claim 7  wherein said bioabsorbable material comprises polyglycolic acid 
     
     
         9 . The implantable device of  claim 8  wherein said bioabsorbable material comprises trimethylene carbonate. 
     
     
         10 . The implantable device of  claim 7  wherein said bioabsorbable material comprises trimethylene carbonate. 
     
     
         11 . The implantable device of  claim 7  wherein said non-bioabsorbable material comprises polytetrafluoroethylene. 
     
     
         12 . The implantable device of  claim 8  wherein said non-bioabsorbable material comprises polytetrafluoroethylene. 
     
     
         13 . The implantable device of  claim 9  wherein said non-bioabsorbable material comprises polytetrafluoroethylene. 
     
     
         14 . The implantable device of  claim 10  wherein said non-bioabsorbable material comprises polytetrafluoroethylene. 
     
     
         15 . The implantable device of  claim 1  wherein said substantially hollow members comprise a bioabsorbable material. 
     
     
         16 . The implantable device of  claim 15  wherein said bioabsorbable material comprises polyglycolic acid 
     
     
         17 . The implantable device of  claim 16  wherein said bioabsorbable material comprises trimethylene carbonate. 
     
     
         18 . The implantable device of  claim 15  wherein said bioabsorbable material comprises trimethylene carbonate. 
     
     
         19 . The implantable device of  claim 15  wherein said substantially planar base member comprises a non-bioabsorbable material. 
     
     
         20 . The implantable device of  claim 19  wherein said non-bioabsorbable material comprises polytetrafluoroethylene. 
     
     
         21 . The implantable device of  claim 16  wherein said substantially planar base member comprises a non-bioabsorbable material. 
     
     
         22 . The implantable device of  claim 21  wherein said non-bioabsorbable material comprises polytetrafluoroethylene. 
     
     
         23 . The implantable device of  claim 17  wherein said substantially planar base member comprises a non-bioabsorbable material. 
     
     
         24 . The implantable device of  claim 23  wherein said non-bioabsorbable material comprises polytetrafluoroethylene. 
     
     
         25 . The implantable device of  claim 18  wherein said substantially planar base member comprises a non-bioabsorbable material. 
     
     
         26 . The implantable device of  claim 25  wherein said non-bioabsorbable material comprises polytetrafluoroethylene. 
     
     
         27 . The implantable device of  claim 1  wherein said substantially planar base member comprises a non-bioabsorbable material. 
     
     
         28 . The implantable device of  claim 27  wherein said non-bioabsorbable material comprises polytetrafluoroethylene. 
     
     
         29 . The implantable device of  claim 27  wherein said substantially planar base member further comprises a bioabsorbable material. 
     
     
         30 . The implantable device of  claim 28  wherein said substantially planar base member further comprises a bioabsorbable material. 
     
     
         31 . The implantable device of  claim 28  wherein said bioabsorbable material comprises polyglycolic acid. 
     
     
         32 . The implantable device of  claim 29  wherein said bioabsorbable material comprises trimethylene carbonate. 
     
     
         33 . The implantable device of  claim 29  wherein said bioabsorbable material comprises polyglycolic acid. 
     
     
         34 . The implantable device of  claim 1  wherein the implantable device is a hernia repair device. 
     
     
         35 . The implantable device of  claim 1  wherein the implantable device is a soft tissue repair device. 
     
     
         36 . An implantable device comprising at least one substantially hollow member;
 wherein said at least one substantially hollow member has a length and a midpoint along said length;   wherein each substantially hollow member has two ends and at least one of said ends is open;   and wherein each substantially hollow member is attached to a substantially planar base.   
     
     
         37 . The implantable device of  claim 36  wherein the substantially hollow member is attached to the substantially planar base at about said midpoint of said substantially hollow member. 
     
     
         38 . The implantable device of  claim 1  wherein the substantially hollow member is conformable to the shape of a defect. 
     
     
         39 . The implantable device of  claim 1  wherein the plurality of hollow members are compressible.

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