Patent ID: 11896473
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A mesh deployment device comprising:
a body portion defining a lumen;
a rotating knob rotatably supported on the body portion;
an arm assembly operatively coupled with the rotating knob, the arm assembly including:
a stationary arm coupled to the body portion;
a covering arm coupled to the rotating knob for concomitant rotation with the rotating knob; and
a supporting arm rotatably coupled with the covering arm; and

a surgical mesh secured to the arm assembly,
wherein the arm assembly is transitionable between a retracted configuration, in which, the stationary and covering arms are in registration with each other such that the surgical mesh is folded between the stationary arm and the covering arm by the supporting arm, and a deployed configuration, in which, the stationary arm and the covering arm are circumferentially arranged to spread the surgical mesh.