Patent ID: 9439643
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A method of delivering a transfascial suture, the method comprising acts of: (a) providing a soft tissue repair prosthetic and a suturing instrument in an abdominal cavity of a patient with the soft tissue repair prosthetic located between the suturing instrument and the abdominal wall, the soft tissue repair prosthetic including a first surface facing away from the abdominal wall and a second surface facing toward the abdominal wall, the suturing instrument including a distal end facing the first surface and the suturing instrument not passing through the soft tissue repair prosthetic, the suturing instrument including a suture defined by a pair of suture segments and an intermediate segment extending continuously between and connecting the suture segments, the intermediate segment including a suture force distributing member; (b) passing, from within the abdominal cavity, each suture segment in a distal direction beyond the distal end of the suturing instrument first through the first surface of the soft tissue repair prosthetic and then through the second surface and at least a part of the abdominal wall; and (c) positioning the suture force distributing member against the first surface of the soft tissue repair prosthetic to spread forces applied along the intermediate segment.