Patent ID: 9226811
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A hernia repair system, comprising: a surgical patch movable between a contracted orientation and an expanded orientation, the surgical patch including a plurality of sutures positioned within a stiffening layer of the surgical patch; and a dispenser including a housing and a plunger, the housing defining a lumen, the plunger being movably secured within the lumen, the housing configured to releasably retain the surgical patch within the lumen in the contracted orientation of the surgical patch, the plunger configured to expel the surgical patch from the housing upon the selective actuation of the plunger from a first position to a second position; and wherein the stiffening layer is configured to autonomously position the surgical patch into the expanded orientation upon being expelled from the dispenser, and the plurality of sutures is configured to securely mount the surgical patch to a tissue site when the surgical patch is positioned in the expanded orientation.