Suture loaded umbilical mesh

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9642690-B2
Application number	US-201214003575-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 22, 2012
Priority date	Mar 24, 2011
Publication date	May 9, 2017
Grant date	May 9, 2017

Abstract

A surgical mesh includes a body portion configured to extend across a tissue defect and a plurality of fibers secured to the body portion. The plurality of fibers extends outwardly from the body portion and is gathered at a hub for handling by a clinician. In embodiments, the plurality of fibers may be coupled to the mesh via one of knitting, weaving, or interlacing each fiber through yarns forming the body portion. In other embodiments, the plurality of fibers is coupled to the mesh via one of knotting, tying, welding, adhering, and fusing each fiber to yarns forming the body portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A surgical mesh comprising:
a body portion configured to extend across a tissue defect, the body portion including pre-defined regions, each pre-defined region including a plurality of individual fibers, each individual fiber including a first portion secured to the body portion prior to forming a yarn and a second portion extending outwardly from a proximal surface of the body portion, wherein the second portions of the plurality of individual fibers of each pre-defined region are gathered to form at least one yarn thereby providing multiple yarns, the multiple yarns passing through a guide on a central portion of the body portion gathering at a common location for handling by a clinician.

2. The surgical mesh according to claim 1 , wherein the first portions of the plurality of individual fibers are coupled to the mesh via one of knitting, weaving, or interlacing each fiber through the body portion.

3. The surgical mesh according to claim 1 , wherein the first portions of the plurality of individual fibers are coupled to the mesh via one of knotting, tying, welding, adhering, and fusing each fiber to the body portion.

4. The surgical mesh according to claim 1 , wherein the pre-defined regions are symmetrically arranged about the body portion.

5. The surgical mesh according to claim 1 , wherein each yarn of the multiple yarns is color coded for visually identifying the pre-defined region of the body portion.

6. The surgical mesh according to claim 1 , wherein the multiple yarns are commingled to form a main yarn.

7. The surgical mesh according to claim 6 , wherein the multiple yarns are commingled via one of weaving, knitting, braiding, interlacing, twisting, fusing, and aligning.

8. The surgical mesh according to claim 1 , wherein the body portion is circular.

9. The surgical mesh according to claim 8 , wherein the pre-defined regions corresponding to quadrants of the circular body portion.

10. The surgical mesh according to claim 1 , wherein an outer diameter of the body portion includes a stiffening ring.

11. The surgical mesh according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of individual fibers are fabricated from absorbable materials.

12. A method for repairing a tissue defect, comprising the steps of:
providing a mesh including a body portion including pre-defined regions, each pre-defined region including a plurality of individual fibers, each individual fiber including a first portion secured to the body portion prior to forming a yarn and a second portion extending outwardly from a proximal surface of the body portion, wherein the second portions of the plurality of individual fibers of each pre-defined region are gathered to form at least one yarn thereby providing multiple yarns, the multiple yarns passing through a guide on a central portion of the body portion gathering at a common location,
inserting the mesh through a tissue defect such that the mesh extends across the tissue defect and at least one of the multiple yarns extends proximally through the tissue defect; and
adjusting the tension on at least one of the multiple yarns extending through the tissue defect to position the mesh uniformly against tissue.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the step of adjusting the tension further includes manipulating a main yarn formed from a commingling of the multiple yarns.

14. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising applying fasteners to the mesh to secure the mesh to tissue surrounding the tissue defect.

Assignees

• Glick Jonathan
• Schiretz Rich
• Covidien Lp

Inventors

• Glick Jonathan
• Schiretz Rich

Classifications

• A61F2250/0097

  Visible markings, e.g. indicia · CPC title

• A61F2/0063 Primary

  Implantable repair or support meshes, e.g. hernia meshes · CPC title