Patent ID: 6113623
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A prosthetic device for repairing an incisional hernia resulting from a tear in a linea alba between a first and second muscles, each muscle having an anterior and a posterior faces, and being protected by a sheath; and from a pushing pressure or thrust of internal organs or part thereof into an anatomic space created by said tear, said device comprising a monolithic element consisting of:a three dimensional structure consisting of a first and a second substantially planar strips of a colonisable flexible fabric material, extending substantially parallel to each other and linked by a plurality of filaments or fibers forming a substantially void joining element:a first and second pair of flaps, each flap extending from a respective opposing lateral edge of a respective one of said first and second strips, and being of the same colonisable flexible fabric material,wherein said first and second substantially planar strips, said first and second pair of flaps and said substantial void joining element are formed integrally in a knitting or weaving process; andwhere in said three-dimensional structure is positioned in said anatomic space without plugging it and said flaps are positioned and attached so as to form an x-shaped profile surrounding said first and second muscles, and so as to substantially recreate the linea alba such that said three dimensional structure thus positioned resolves forces generated by said pushing pressure or thrust and prevents recurrence of the incisional hernia.