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Method and apparatus for delivering a prosthetic fabric into a patient

US8221440B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

C.R. Bard, Inc. · US

Inventors

Karen E. Kullas · Taunton, US
Daniel E. Hass · West Greenwich, US
Thomas J. Capuzziello · Milford, US
Dennis J. Coffey · Foster, US
David C. Calabrese · South Kingstown, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 8, 2010
Grant date	Jul 17, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 8, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2002/0072
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An introducer and method for delivering a prosthetic fabric into a patient. The introducer includes a delivery tube having a distal end adapted to be inserted into the patient and a lumen that receives the prosthetic fabric. A loader may be provided to reconfigure the prosthetic fabric from a first configuration to a collapsed configuration and/or to insert the collapsed fabric into the lumen of the delivery tube. A plunger may be provided to push the prosthetic fabric through the delivery tube and into the patient. The loader and plunger may be combined in a dual-purpose component that is reversible to either load the fabric into the delivery tube or push the fabric through the delivery tube.

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