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Title:
MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005016389
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A medical instrument used to position a surgical mesh sheet to a surface of the human body. The instrument contains a mechanism for holding the mesh sheet against the tissue surface in more than two locations during the attaching process, making attachment of the sheet to the surface quicker and easier. The instrument also contains a mechanism for grasping and then quickly and easily releasing the mesh sheet from the instrument once it is in place. the invention can also be used to hold the mesh in position without the use of the mechanism that grips the mesh.

Inventors:
JACKSON KELLY (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/025224
Publication Date:
March 23, 2006
Filing Date:
August 04, 2004
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Assignee:
JACKSON KELLY (US)
International Classes:
A61F2/00; A61L; (IPC1-7): A61B17/08
Foreign References:
US4909789A1990-03-20
US5405360A1995-04-11
US6406444B22002-06-18
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