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Abdominal closure method and device variations for closing ventral hernias and reducing recurrence

US11877920B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Absolutions Med, Inc. · US

Inventors

Gregory LAMPS · Smyrna, US
Daniel Jacobs · Meridian, US
Matthew Rivera · Mableton, US
Brad Richardson · Cary, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 20, 2022
Grant date	Jan 23, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 20, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2220/005
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A combined magnetic and bioabsorbable device for ventral hernia closure and/or tension distribution for maintenance of tissue apposition for healing, while avoiding a long-term footprint of foreign material and precluding materials spanning the interior layer of the abdominal closure where risk to visceral structures exists.

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