Patent ID: 9474593
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for inserting a prosthesis through an incision into a surgical pocket, comprising: a. a prosthesis; b. a bellows comprising a bellows prosthesis opening, a proximal opening and a distal opening, the distal opening being smaller than the proximal opening and sized to prevent the smallest prosthesis from exiting, the bellows prosthesis opening positioned midway between the proximal opening and the distal opening and surrounded by tabs, the bellows being semi-rigid and structured and arranged to receive the prosthesis through the bellows prosthesis opening, the bellows assembled with seal folds; c. a retractor device, the retractor device having a proximal end that is adjacent to the bellows proximal opening and structured and arranged to engage an edge of a surgical pocket opening, the proximal end being fixed relative to the proximal end of the bellows.