Patent ID: 11957559
Assignee: C. R. BARD, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A method of repairing a hernia defect, the method comprising:
delivering a prosthetic for repairing a hernia defect in a reduced configuration through an opening into a patient, the prosthetic includes a patch body having a periphery;
tensioning one or more tethers to bias at least two frame portions of a frame towards one another in a direction parallel to a plane of the patch body to expand the frame, wherein the frame is attached to the patch body, wherein each of the at least two frame portions include one or more apertures, and wherein each of the one or more tethers extends through at least one of the one or more apertures of the at least two frame portions; and
spreading the patch body to an expanded configuration about the hernia defect with the frame and the one or more tethers.