Granted Patent
B2
US 12,496,178 · App. 18/205,485 · Granted Dec 16, 2025
Prosthesis for inguinal hernia repair
Inventors:
Pierre Bailly (Caluire-et-Cuire, FR); Mylene Desorme (Villeurbanne, FR); Suzelei Montanari (Trevoux, FR)
Assignee:
SOFRADIM PRODUCTION
A61F2/0063A61F2002/0068A61F2210/0004A61F2210/0071A61F2230/0004A61F2230/0023A61F2230/0063A61F2240/001A61F2250/0018
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Abstract
A prosthesis includes a piece of biocompatible material having a preformed three-dimensional shape including: a first portion forming a partial spherical cap surface, shaped and dimensioned so as to substantially conform to the shape of the anterior abdominal wall; a second portion extending from an inferior edge of the first portion and forming a wavy-shaped wall, shaped and dimensioned so as to substantially conform to the shape of the psoas muscle; and a corner portion extending from the first portion.
Claims (24)
1 . An implantable prosthesis for repairing a hernia defect in an inguinal region of a human body delimited by the anterior abdominal wall, the psoas muscle and a medial inferior area of the inguinal anatomy, the prosthesis comprising:
a piece of biocompatible material having a preformed three-dimensional shape including a lateral side and a medial side extending along a medial-lateral axis and a superior side and inferior side extending along a superior-inferior axis, the piece including:
a first portion, configured to face the anterior abdominal wall, said first portion forming a partial spherical cap surface shaped and dimensioned so as to substantially conform to the anterior abdominal wall and including an inferior edge extending between the lateral and medial sides,
a second portion, configured to face the psoas muscle, said second portion extending in an inferior direction from at least a lateral portion of the inferior edge of said first portion and forming a wavy-shaped wall, shaped and dimensioned so as to substantially conform to the psoas muscle, and
a corner portion extending from a superior-medial part of the first portion, said corner portion forming a triangular part defining a superior-medial corner of the prosthesis, said corner forming an angle ranging from about 100° to about 120°.
2 . The prosthesis of claim 1 , wherein said preformed three-dimensional shape defines an edge of said piece, said edge extending in three dimensions.
3 . The prosthesis of claim 2 , wherein said edge is provided with a reinforcement member at least on a part of a perimeter of said edge.
4 . The prosthesis of claim 3 , wherein a medial inferior part of the edge is free of any reinforcement member.
5 . The prosthesis of claim 3 , wherein the piece of biocompatible material comprises a textile.
6 . The prosthesis of claim 5 , wherein the reinforcement member comprises a fused part of a contour of said textile.
7 . The prosthesis of claim 3 , wherein said reinforcement member shows no elasticity along the perimeter of the edge.
8 . The prosthesis of claim 1 , wherein the piece of biocompatible material shows an elasticity allowing it to be deformed when submitted to an outer pressure and to come back to its initial predetermined three-dimensional shape when said outer pressure is released.
9 . The prosthesis of claim 1 , wherein the spherical cap of said first portion derives from a sphere having a diameter ranging from about 200 mm to about 220 mm, and said spherical cap has a height ranging from about 15 mm to about 35 mm.
10 . The prosthesis of claim 1 , wherein said wavy-shaped wall includes a surface generated by a generatrix, under a form of a straight line, following a directrix, under a form of a directing curved line.
11 . The prosthesis of claim 10 , wherein said directing curved line includes at least a lateral curve extending substantially in the inferior direction and at least a central curve, offset in a medial direction with respect to said lateral curve, said central curve extending substantially in a superior direction.
12 . The prosthesis of claim 11 , wherein a radius of curvature of the lateral curve ranges from about 50 mm to about 55 mm, and a radius of curvature of the central curve ranges from about 20 mm to about 35 mm.
13 . The prosthesis of claim 11 , wherein the directing curved line further includes a medial curve extending in the inferior direction.
14 . The prosthesis of claim 13 , wherein a radius of curvature of the medial curve ranges from about 70 mm to about 90 mm.
15 . The prosthesis of claim 10 , wherein an angle formed between the generatrix of the wavy-shaped wall and a direction of a height of the spherical cap of the first portion ranges from about 35° to about 50°.
16 . The prosthesis of claim 1 , further comprising a third portion forming an arched part.
17 . The prosthesis of claim 16 , wherein said arched part extends longitudinally substantially in the inferior direction from at least a medial portion of the inferior edge of said first portion, said arched part extending radially substantially in a front direction, said third portion being configured to face the medial inferior area of the inguinal anatomy.
18 . The prosthesis of claim 17 , wherein the arched part has a radius ranging from about 70 mm to about 110 mm.
19 . The prosthesis of claim 16 , wherein the arched part extends circumferentially along a portion of a circle forming an angle ranging from about 30° to about 45°.
20 . The prosthesis of claim 16 , wherein the arched part has a height ranging from about 20 mm to about 40 mm.
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Jul 3, 2023
From: BAILLY, PIERRE; DESORME, MYLENE; MONTANARI, SUZELEI
To: SOFRADIM PRODUCTION
Reel/Frame 064139/0816 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 17305489
· May 2, 2017
· regional
Continuity (3)
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