Patent ID: 9655709
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A mesh deployment unit configured for selective connection to an actuation unit, the mesh deployment unit comprising: a frame assembly including first and second frame members configured for releasable support of a mesh, each of the first and second frame members includes a mesh release assembly for selectively securing a mesh to the frame assembly; a connector assembly operably connected to the frame assembly, the connector assembly including a connector member configured for selective attachment to an actuation unit; and an actuator assembly including an actuator shaft extending from the frame assembly through the connector assembly, a proximal end of the actuator shaft being disposed within the connector member and being operably engageable with a deployment rod of the actuation unit, each mesh release assembly includes a release link operably connected to the actuator assembly, and at least one clip pivotally secured to the release link for releasably securing the mesh to the frame assembly, each release link being configured for movement from a first position to a second position to cause the movement of the at least one clip of each of the mesh release assemblies from a locked position for retaining the mesh to the frame assembly, to an unlocked position, to permit the release of the mesh from the frame assembly, wherein each of the first and second frame members includes a respective first ramp member configured to frictionally retain each release link in the first position.