Patent ID: 9364311
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. An endoscopic system for winding and inserting a mesh into an abdominal cavity of a patient, comprising: an introducer having an elongated shaft extending distally therefrom, the shaft including a split portion defining an opening therealong, the split portion configured to support the mesh within the opening; a furler defining a lumen and being engageable with the split portion of the shaft and configured to exert a radial force onto the mesh that is supported by the split portion, wherein the furler includes a medial portion having a tabbed cut-out defined by three side walls and a living hinge; wherein rotation of one of the furler or introducer with respect to the other winds the mesh inside the furler to a diameter smaller than a diameter of the lumen of the furler; and wherein the tabbed cut-out is depressible to reduce the diameter of the lumen of the furler and apply a normal force to the mesh as the mesh is being wound within the furler.