Patent ID: 9295538
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A method of repairing a hernia using a hernia mesh support device comprising: providing a hernia mesh support device which comprises an outer ring, an inner ring situated concentrically within the outer ring and being co-planarly arranged therewith, each of the outer ring and the inner ring having a first axial side and a second axial side situated opposite the first axial side, a plurality of spaced apart ring support members extending between and interconnected to the outer ring and the inner ring, a layer of mesh material, the layer of mesh material being situated at the first axial side of the outer and inner rings and at least extending between the outer and inner rings, an anti-adhesion barrier, the anti-adhesion barrier being situated at the second axial side of the outer and inner rings and at least extending between the outer and inner rings, a plurality of barbed pins, each of the barbed pins being mounted on the outer ring and extending outwardly from the first axial side thereof, the barbed pins being spaced apart from one another about the circumference of the outer ring, a removable protective cover, the protective cover being situated on the first axial side of the outer ring and disposed over the plurality of barbed pins extending therefrom, and a pull strap, the pull strap being joined to the inner ring and extending outwardly from the first axial side thereof; reducing a hernia within a patient's abdomen; inserting the hernia mesh support device into the abdomen and positioning the device in alignment with the hernia; ensuring that no abdominal organs are present between the device and an abdominal wall, wherein the ensuring that no abdominal organs are between the device and the abdominal wall includes a step of digitally sweeping a space between the abdominal wall and the device; removing the protective cover; and pulling on the pull strap joined to the inner ring to place the device tightly against the abdominal wall and to anchor the barbed pins into the abdominal wall, wherein the inner ring has formed therein a bore extending at least partially through a thickness thereof, wherein the hernia mesh support device further comprises a rib extending diametrically across the bore of the inner ring, and wherein the pull strap is removably mounted to the rib.