Patent ID: 11918448
Assignee: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A method of delivering a sheet-like implant through a cannula to a treatment site within a patient, the method comprising:
inserting a distal end of the cannula through the patient's skin and proximate the treatment site such that a proximal end of the cannula is positioned exterior of the patient;
inserting the sheet-like implant through the cannula with an implant delivery instrument with first and second sutures attached to the sheet-like implant, passing through first and second suture channels of the implant delivery instrument, and extending proximally therefrom with the sheet-like implant in a first configuration;
transitioning the sheet-like implant from the first configuration to a flattened configuration at the treatment site; and
thereafter, securing the sheet-like implant to tissue at the treatment site with the first and second sutures.